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Originally Posted by octothorp
If you want to say that you don't think the government should fund or support record studios, museums, production companies and other similar organizations, go ahead and make that argument, but don't perpetuate the stereotype of artists getting checks from the government to sit at home all day and create non-commercial artwork, music, or literature, because it's absolutely false.
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It's not like those institutions that are getting funded get blank cheques to spend as they see fit. I'm sure there are "Canadian/Local" content rules and other strings attached to ensure funds trickle down to otherwise subcommercial artists. Just because artists are not getting cheques directly from the government does not mean they aren't still getting paid out indirectly.