I keep close captioning on my tv because I like it. I like to compare the written words to what comes out the actors mouths. Lots of times while a movie has been edited for language, the captioning has not. I'm easily amused I know, but it's a survival skill where I live.
I remember seeing the words "Close Captioning Funded by Toyota" and such. It seems to me the wealthy private sector ought to be the ones to fund these sorts of projects. Yeah I know I'm evil, but I'm tired of the public coffers being empty. I think our elected officials need to take a hard look at where tax dollars are allowed to go and do a whole lot of cutting.