I like the concept of the community creating software upgrades to STEEM. It would bring more decentralization to STEEM and cut reliance on Steemit Inc. There is one major flaw in that thinking. There is no one with the programming skills to write the software.
In essence, cervantes is asking for a voluntary tax to pay for a outside support. I think that most people here want to avoid taxes. I can't imagine that people will volunteer to be taxed.