> You expect me to both dedicate my time to writing the code for a PR, and then pay you for the privilege.

No, better yet it would eliminate PRs from entitled users who think this way — who believe they contribute value by writing up issues and submitting minor pull requests that address their own needs, while remaining blind to the far greater value they receive from the project’s much larger code base; the mammoth time investment of the people who have designed, developed, and maintained that code base; and the thankless job those leaders have done nurturing a community often comprised of far more takers than givers.

Basically, the proposal eliminates the takers. Whether it would work or not is an open question. But if you find yourself feeling indignant at the very suggestion, then maybe take a hard look at which role you really fall in?