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Originally Posted by klikklak
It would be equally logical to demand food coupons for writers. In fact more so. Socialized art works ok in Europe, so I think your argument is just ideology and refusal to look at alternatives.
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If such a system were in effect, whereby writers and artists were paid by the government for their creations, that would be well and good. But in the system under which I live if someone steals your work, you get nothing. You are simply another victim of crime.
Does that mean a system of state-sponsored artists and authors is the way to go? Personally I have reservations. When your livelihood depends on writing books and articles that are acceptable to the government, you are on a slippery slope. We’ve seen that in this country when some politicians have threatened to cut off funding for the National Endowment for the Arts because they disagreed with or were offended by certain works created with funds from the Endowment. Because it's not always prudent to bite the hand that feeds you; it's not always wise to allow the government to hold the financial reins over artistic creations.