Art

Should artists be paid a salary by the government?

For

It allows them to focus on creating, not survival.

Against

It may lower motivation and produce low-quality work.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • Governments should fund cultural infrastructure, preserve heritage, make it accessible and pay expert staff properly.
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  • Public funding can make creative work independent because it becomes a service for the public.
    RedditOriginal language: English

Against

  • Public costs should not be transferred to working-class taxpayers for the benefit of private interests.
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • very far from independent content.
    RedditOriginal language: English
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