Why is the government responsible for CVEs again?
Thought experiment:
If roads were built by private companies, could a Government justify the expense maintaining a database of all the potholes?
They might take a step back and realize that it would be more cost-effective to just own the roads, in which case your thought experiment ends where we are, because where we are was a place reasoned to(to an extent).
Everyone crying about "Oh no! This government institution is going away! Private companies would never do this! They would use it for financial gain!"
Um.... It's already run entirely by private entities via government money. It's the literal definition of a "Public Private Partnership." You know, that way the US government get away with doing a lot of shady stuff via non-government contracts who are totally not state actors /s.