At the federal level, I believe this includes education, transportation, energy, commerce, agriculture, etc.
The difference is that these are all things that Americans generally recognize are important. Sadly, this is not the case with the arts. My position is simply that symphony orchestras, etc. deserve to survive whether the general public cares or not.
114 posted on 05/05/2003 12:15:06 PM PDT by royalcello