[Prophet in the wilderness]

Yes, that is were the US GOV needs to start making it's spending cuts, THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT OF THE ARTS, or permanently defund it.

[HMFIC]

Right on the money. Funding artists without enough talent to make it on their own.

[formercalifornian]

You know, they always say that the national arts budget is such a small piece of the pie that it won't do much good to cut it, but if you keep leaving the small cuts uncut, they add up to big pieces eventually.