My sincere apologies, it wasn't related to index when I read. I'm supporting any change about the index page and maybe this subject gets into more discussion due to HTML5 changes. While about the redesign, there are people who can volunteer their work for it.
In terms of new projects, spending money would bring future profits, even if they do not appear to be profitable in short term.
This old question may still be recurrent, after all users do not have a total knowledge of the facts that've occurred, but most projects involving small changes can be made without the heavy funding from xat.