In response to a really silly line item I have read so repeatedly on internet forums ... one that really has nothing to do with anything really important in this current crisis ... I must ask: Why in the World do so many choose to attack culture in the heat of such serious debate? It is completely legitimate to have issues with taxpayer dollars supporting the arts (something I fully support, but that is irrelevant), but it's a very insignificant and silly argument to make right now. Still, aside from culture being among the few things that separate human beings from other species, shouldn't one also take into consideration that the performing arts also employ countless taxpayers, support businesses large and small and have a definite economic impact. Life in America will certainly not cease to exist if one is unable to watch a symphony performance on PBS, nor would it if cable news and these internet blogs suddenly disappeared. Nor would it if we outlawed soap and deodorant. We would just stink.
-GSW 4/11/11
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