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Old 10-03-2008, 11:25 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by Ronald Pagan View Post
I'm talking about public goods here. Songs are excludable. Bridges and Murals are are non-rivalrous.

Art shows, generally aren't excludable or rivalrous. The government, if it considers that art shows and murals have value, should fund them if it wants them to exist.
How is a mural a public good? Do we need a government agency that is responsible for painting culturally appropriate paintings on the side of buildings in need of an artistic facelift?

How about if a community or society wants an art show, mural, or culturally-accepted drum circle, they don't pay tax on their expenditures and they do it themselves? Why is it the government's business to determine what has value and what doesn't? That's censorship-lite and no one is good enough for that role.
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