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Begging Artists Want A Piece of the Action, Too

The crowds around the cannibal pot continue to swell. Some groups and individuals, evidently more needy than others, already have had generous ladel fulls of monies poured into their begging bowls, emptied them, and come back to the cannibal pot for seconds and thirds. Other groups and individuals, unable to elbow their way through to the ladel wielders, yet, none-the-less are shoving and groveling for just a bit of the cannibal pot broth, even if it only contains a miniscule amount of cabbage.

They don’t want much, just one percent (1%), and a cabinet level position to hold their place in line, full time, at the cannibal pot.

One Percent for the Arts Campaign

Congress will soon pass a stimulus package aimed at creating jobs and stimulating the economy. We ask that 1% of the stimulus support the arts. In the 1930s the Work Progress Administration created by Roosevelt created 3 million jobs. They built roads, streets, highways, bridges, parks, and public buildings. They also worked in the arts.

Our generation deserves no less…

We are also calling for a cabinet level position for a Secretary of the Arts.

The begging artists needy plea can be read here.

Via Hit & Run.

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