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Originally Posted by berettafan
So is your position that the obviously disgusting pay shown in this thread (and apparent payoff if the KJP statement is true) should be tolerated because it's a nice place that does a lot of business?
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With a tiny bit of research you would find out that the facility was established as a public-private hybrid. The National Parks Service is responsible for upkeep of the building - Congress appropriates money for that. But the legislation establishing the center calls for its programming to be sustained through ticket sales and private funding. In short, apart from acquiring a broad range of performances, both classical and contemporary, the government would not have a direct say in what played at the center.
Obviously, is not financially broke. It also caters to far more than just the elite.
Government funding is for upkeep. It seems to me that the amount budgeted for upkeep does seems high, though that is only conjecture on my part. It also seems the salaries paid seem high, though that comes from a revenue stream outside of the federal upkeep funding.
I also feel that some of the programming targeted to our youth seems inappropriate and should be severely restricted if not completely eliminated. My stance could easily fly against the government having no say in the type of programming that is presented.