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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (339)	1/11/2001 11:56:25 AM
From: Poet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

but if society supports these things, why do we need the government to do it Because a big fat government is a thing of beauty? <ggggg> To me, a representative government represents society and is charged with working in society's best interests. Hopeful, I know, but IMO no more hopeful than the libertarian ideal of the individual acting in the best interests of society. Jorjie, what can I do to persuade you that I'm right? Don't answer that. <g>

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (339)	1/11/2001 12:34:05 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

I would argue that the private sector does an EXCELLENT job of supporting the arts. It supports cinema and television; successful actors do quite well. It supports literature; successful novelist are multimillionaires. And it hardly be said that it supports only garbage; there are many movies and novels that are now considered classics that were also commercial successes when they were issued. The problem is that it does not support the art and artists that certain people want it to. However,in an economically and politically free society, they have the option of doing so themselves.