tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353211191598687396.post8125524854421840895..comments2023-08-10T05:39:45.862-07:00Comments on Spark-e's Place - The Official SparkOC Blog: Dramatic Finale for the Arts in Stimulus VotesRick Steinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07009276420241058996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353211191598687396.post-49107709024137499972009-02-15T08:01:00.000-08:002009-02-15T08:01:00.000-08:00Thanks for your comment Ozzy.A couple of additiona...Thanks for your comment Ozzy.<BR/><BR/>A couple of additional points of interest...<BR/><BR/>At the start of my career, in upstate New York, it was the Republican Party that advocated the most for state funding of the arts--not the Democrats--so I've always been dismayed about the change of heart.<BR/><BR/>Second, those who oppose arts funding as frivolous are also criticizing other wasteful spending--but they generally advocate reducing the size of government overall instead of rooting out corruption and inefficiencies, which then remain in the downsized government. That never made sense to me.Rick Steinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009276420241058996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353211191598687396.post-86382966789141418612009-02-14T21:38:00.000-08:002009-02-14T21:38:00.000-08:00It's a good deal and long overdue. We have been th...It's a good deal and long overdue. We have been through a tunnel of dumb for a long time now. It's amazing that the Arts have to fight so hard for a few bucks when the money really only amounts to a few corporate perks for just a few.<BR/>onward irregardless, Bill<BR/>my Blog comments on the subject<BR/>http://studiozz.blogspot.com<BR/>"NEA's impact is more than decoration"Ozzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589254142658383059noreply@blogger.com