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Originally Posted by Table 5
I do think both deserve funding, hockey is as important to Canadian identity as anything. I guess my feeling is if there's an extra dollar to spend on any of this stuff, my inclination would be to give it to the arts as it's more lacking than sports at the moment. But at the end of the day though, both hockey facilities and arts facilities need attention, and as a tax payer, I would be inclined to support both.
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In general, I don't think taxpayers should support the arts. Art will happen whether we give it money or not. I'm glad there are museums, but I don't think it would change many people's lives much if they weren't around in Calgary.
It would be interesting to see how many unique visitors the Glenbow gets in a year that are not a part of school trips, etc. That is, how many different people go there voluntarily in a year and let's put a figure on how much that costs per visitor. If the cost works out to $400 so some lady can gawk at a vase for an hour forget it. If it's a couple bucks, I'm cool.
That said, I practically lived at the Science Center when my kids were babies/toddlers and can't wait for the new one.
