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Paul Ramaeker <[log in to unmask]>
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Film and TV Studies Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 6 Feb 1995 15:00:21 CST
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>Larry writes:
>
>"The fact is $285 million in tax dollars are
>being spent. Is this subsidy truly necessary?"
>
>This really gets to the crux of the matter. ie:Should the fed. govn't support
>the arts......AT ALL?
>
>...and more importantly, can it AFFORD to?
>
>look, if the bowheads who now populate the Congress were REALLY serious about
>balancing the budget, they would start with serious spending, not the nickel
>& dime stuff. For what we get from it, the NEA & the CPB are probably the
>best federally-supported organizations out there.
>
>Think about it, if YOU were in debt up to your ass, where would you cut back
>first? Instead of renting a $1000/month apt, maybe get one that's $750? or
>just cut out the ONE movie a year that you see? Now that's the perportion
>that weere talking about, $3000/$7, which is the REAL saving...
>
>Cutting the miniscule amount that is spent on the CPB & NEA is a TOKEN thrown
>to the masses so that Newt can say "look, I'm saving money!"...meanwhile, he
>and his cronies will vote themselves another pay raise and continue to ignore
>the cuts that Gore has ALREADY implemented...
>
>my 2 cents
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Good point, Freelancer. Personally, if I were in trouble, financially, I'd
buy fewer guns, figuring billions of dollars worth of them was plenty.
-PBR

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