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Originally Posted by transplant99
Again...i am saying give no money to them OR the arts. The museum still functions as well.
I am not against the arts as a whole. Some things I like, some things I dont. I do know that neither arenas nor museums etc should necessarily receive public funding however as neither are essential services...or if one gets it then both should and it should be based on which one more people would use or be more inclined to attend as to what level of funding.
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Taxpayer funding of the arts often has beneficial economic results, in addition to the cultural benefits thereof.
EG: in 1983 two street performers, Guy Laliberte and Daniel Gauthier received a 1.5 million dollar government grant in relation to the 450th anniversary of Jaques Cartier's discovery of Canada. They continued to receive government funding through 1987. Today, their company, Cirque du Soleil has global revenues in excess of $800 million and employs over 4000 people.