Quote:
Originally Posted by HansTWN
Yes, you have that in Europe -- bureaucrats spending the 50% the average (!) worker gets deducted from his paycheck every month for everything the bureaucrats deem worthy. I don't feel that that is a good system to replicate! And in spite of those subsidies, tickets for theaters, classical concerts, etc are sky high. The city I was born in has only 250,000 people and spent 50 million Euros to build a theater which puts up performances only some old ladies watch who go there to show off their expensive clothes. How is that for "democratic".
|
I like my government funded arts thankyou very much, and I also like my government funded health service and schools and you know, all the good stuff that makes life bearable. I don't even mind my no-advert BBC radio that I pay a license fee for. I also like that we still have regional theatres that put on plays like "Abigail's Party", which are also funded by the local government. Works pretty well from where I'm standing.