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Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?]
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Thu, 6 Jan 2000 04:49:06 GMT
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Kevin Salm wrote:
> 
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > 
> > Free money spoils people. If you don't want to suffer a bit for your art,
> > you're not much of an artist, now are you?
> > 
> > Note, that's a utilitarian argument against state funding... the art it
> > produces is crud. But that's not my main argument, which is, and you
> > know it already, that the artist does not have any claims to my property
> > that I don't grant him.
> 
> Hear, Hear!!!   Time to vote.  Who is in favor of un-funding all federal art
> subsidies??  It sure gets my vote.  I prefer starving artists who have to work
> a little bit at their trade and thus, create much better art.

Mine as well!

> If private individuals wish to contribute to artists I have no complaint but
> when taxpayers are forced to pay for art and artists that may be
> undeserving then it is time to stop the liberal, beauracratic money train
> before it can leave the (metro)station.

Amen, brother! :)

Scott S.

> 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~
> Kevin Salm
> ....I shouldn't post this because I do not care to argue this issue, but I sure
> do agree with the Libertarian view here.........

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(...) Hear, Hear!!! Time to vote. Who is in favor of un-funding all federal art subsidies?? It sure gets my vote. I prefer starving artists who have to work a little bit at their trade and thus, create much better art. If private individuals wish to (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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