Unfortunately, Hitler was not accepted into art school.
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Trevor Cunningham
<trevor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:trevor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
when the rhetoric says we can't afford such spending, and the
reality has distinct polarity, all i can think is that someone is
upset that some wealthy investor isn't in on the deal...gosh,
imagine the government makin' a buck or two to try and make the
country better or, perhaps, buy a soldier some body armor to help
us protect our freedom and energy rights...anyway, the notion that
good business should be restricted to the private sector is
balderdash
indeed, having the debate about what is right for a nation is
important for its growth...but, if we privatize the arts,
education, or anything else not nailed down, only a small number
of very like-minded people will be able to participate in such a
dialogue
gotta stick to the topic...art...hitler was an artist, right?
On 1/26/11 9:09 PM, mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Now some things are best to local control. IF a community
values a public art museum, and that community values it
enough to pay the bills more power to them. But if someone
really made 18 bucks for every buck invested, don't you think
that's enough that it could support itself? It makes no
common sense. Now if the "minks" want to pay for it,
companies are willing to sponsor it for the advertising
benefit or the improvement in life of the community of which
they are a a part great.
It's one thing to have tax dollars to pay for an item with
which you don't agree. That happens every where and all the
time. You might not think a road, ect insert the item here,
is not necessary, and that's part of a republic. You will not
agree with everything all the time and that's good. Where I
see the big difference is having your tax dollars advocate a
point a view with which you do not agree that advocates
policy. Having the debate is important. But should tax
dollars be used to fund either side of the debate. IMHO No
no but *$%# NO. Art is often the debate and that's the
problem.
-- Kim Mosley
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