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Originally Posted by Jellby
Scientists and researchers often get paid by universities or research institutes. It would be great if writers could be paid by similar institutions, but where would the money ultimately come from? Taxes?
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Writers, artists, etc, were funded by the state in countries like East Germany, the Soviet Union, etc. In a western nation, though, it would perhaps be difficult to decide who qualified for state funding, how much they should be paid, and so on. Perhaps not, though - it's what (in the UK, at least) we do for top sportsmen and women via government funding, so perhaps the same could be done for creative people too.