http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/09/15/in-budget-debate-don%e2%80%99t-slash-the-arts/ the gay community's news source Sat, 18 May 2013 21:13:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/09/15/in-budget-debate-don%e2%80%99t-slash-the-arts/#comment-29139 laurelboy2 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:33:42 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=28679#comment-29139 Dr. Whom, I failed too add that I don’t support any public use of funding (federal, state or local) for the arts. It should be left up to the people by nice donations to their favorite local theater, museum, etc.

]]> http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/09/15/in-budget-debate-don%e2%80%99t-slash-the-arts/#comment-29134 Doctor Whom Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:29:57 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=28679#comment-29134 Neither Ms. Wolfe nor laurelboy2 has answered or even acknowledged the question of why the arts should be funded by taxation at any level rather than by non-coercive means.

]]> http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/09/15/in-budget-debate-don%e2%80%99t-slash-the-arts/#comment-29120 laurelboy2 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:45:31 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=28679#comment-29120 To the contrary, there’s nothing in the Constitution that says the Federal government should support the arts financially. That which is not specifically allocated to the Federal government, belongs to the states. Kathi, you should bone up on the Constitution.

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