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"It (art) deserves respect but no more so then many other fields or things. "
Exactly. And yet arts and culture is the one they chose to take money from first (as usually happens). Laying aside the outright embezzlement of taking money donated for a specific reason and using it for something else, how would you feel about them taking the money from the local workers union or the AMA or just take a cut from the salary of all engineers? Better yet, lets take the social security money that most employed people have taken out of their pay and use that to balance the budget (at least for this year, screw the future).
posted 4 years, 2 months ago
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I suspect Grace was responding to the obvious bitterness you have towards what you consider the arts and artists to be. Or are you equally as opinionated and vitriolic about those other non "art" areas you refer to? I have found egotistical people in just about every field. Sometimes egotistical looks like someone with no experience in an area spouting off their opinion about what's good and bad about that area and insisting that they support the "good" version.
And by the way, its a CULTURAL trust, which includes more than what you are referring to as "art", but maybe you think culture is an overrated commodity too (except in yogurt). Who wants a bunch of old buildings, reading material, and historical perspective when obviously your life is so much worthier.
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Good luck with that, but you're right.
Ashland instituted a 5% tax only on meals in restaurants back in the 90's, to the outcry of many who said it would discourage tourism (their main industry and source of income). As you can see, Ashland crumbled into its foundation and was never heard from again. No, wait - it had no effect whatsoever on the number of tourists but it did increase revenue for the city.
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Word.
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I think donators may have legitimate grounds for a law suit, at least the ones who donated by buying the special license plate.
Embezzlement is the act of dishonestly appropriating or secreting assets, usually financial in nature, by one or more individuals to whom such assets have been entrusted.
Any questions?
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The question of whether the arts are important misses the fundamental point, as some people have pointed out: people donated money specifically for the arts and now that money is not being used for that. The justification is that they were desperate for money. Really? It's okay to steal as long as your desperate for money? I assume, then, that the state will no longer be prosecuting bank robbers, shoplifters and petty thieves as long as their reason is that they were desperate.
This is not rocket science. If you're a leader, expect people to follow your lead.
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