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To: DMaA who wrote (350983)	1/31/2003 12:06:18 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

i see... well i think the answer is obvious. and should not be limited to the arts. any time government subsidies ....(our money) is offered, there will be a line of corporations, individuals, non-profits that will assemble to consume "their share" the world is full of disparate human enterprise that would not make it simply on the merits of creating real demand. i am content to let the free market decide.

To: DMaA who wrote (350983)	1/31/2003 12:29:12 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769670

Baraka provides an easy "proof" of why the position shouldn't be supported. gov't support of the arts has a whole bunch of implications. Here are some thoughts. 1. The artist is now in the pocket of the gov't so he can become a tool for propaganda. Don't believe it? It has happened before. 2. Since we are the "gov't", we are now being forced to support something that we may not agree with or like. Why should I be forced to subsidize someone else's luxury? 3. To make it fair, we would need to ensure that there is an appropriate ratio of right wing and left wing artists who are supported by the gov't so that the "people" are properly represented. We libertarians would be left out in the cold since we don't have any gov't representation. 4. If there is not a market that can support the "art" without gov't assistance, perhaps it doesn't deserve to be supported. I have had my poetry published and I had a "show" with my paintings.