[mikester]

I don't no if you're comments r directed @ mee or knot but I digress...

The question simply should not be "Is art a useless waste of money?" because I don't think anyone of true intelligence would say it was.

My point is simply that I pay my taxes; I expect my infrustructure to stay sound, my schools to have money, my cops to have guns and my illegal immigrants to clog up emergency rooms well before I expect MY taxes that *I* paid to be spent on a mural or what have you. Sure it looks nice but my all those other problems still exist. It's like trying to hide from problems by making ourselves feel good. Frankly - we can do that with alcohol and drugs.

Now, qualifying that further this isn't something that I'm holding against art - it is something that is plaguing us now. Our cities and townships are low on cash (especially in CA) so if I were to approve a new building I would ask the engineers and investors pitching it to pitch into infrustructure more than art at this time or for a least a period of time after construction.

So; what should the question be?

"When can we start funding art again."