Out of everything I paid in taxes last year, maybe a buck or two went to the arts. This can be compared to the number of weeks I had to work to fund the war.
We aren't paying for the war by the installment method. We will probably not pay off 'our share' in our lifetime.
"A question that hasn't been asked is, what's the solution to the Seranno issue?
There is no issue. The sun doesn't shine every day. It is unwise to even attempt to arrouse the population the same degree of enthusiasm as they experience when disappointed; that's Hollywood's job, and you see what kind of 'Art' they produce.
Well, primarily it's obvious because there was once a time where there was no funding of art with tax dollars, and (wait for it....) ART STILL GOT MADE BY ARTISTS!
When was that? Certainly not during the Renaissance, nor the period of Greece and Rome, nor earlier in the 10,000 year Ancient Egyption civilization - those periods of craftsmanship that endure for reasons we can discuss.
That's why I work so hard to raise private funding for the arts.
Good idea, but of course the high-profile endowments have their own social elite, don't they? I don't mean that in a bad way.
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