{"id":2749,"date":"2009-06-22T21:47:37","date_gmt":"2009-06-23T04:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/?p=2749"},"modified":"2013-02-07T19:47:32","modified_gmt":"2013-02-08T03:47:32","slug":"the-arts-are-value-added","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2009\/06\/22\/the-arts-are-value-added\/","title":{"rendered":"the arts are value-added"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this month’s Atlantic<\/em>, there is a set of 15 mini articles gathered under the heading “15 Ways to Change the World<\/a>“.\u00c2\u00a0 One of these, by Felix Salmon, is entitled “Pay the Artists”.\u00c2\u00a0 Here it is [emphasis mine]:<\/p>\n

We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re living in a newly frugal world. But the rediscovered values of thrift and moderation should apply to the government as much as they do to households. No more trillion-dollar misadventures abroad: we need to spend money at home, and we need to get the maximum bang for our buck. If the Obama administration is serious about stimulating the economy and creating as many new jobs as possible, one choice is clear: it should announce a massive increase in federal arts funding. Artists are among the very poorest citizens. When they get cash, they spend it both quickly and carefully. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not what most recipients of federal largesse do, but it happens to be exactly what economists look for in any stimulus package. Arts spending is fantastic at creating employment: for every $30,000 or so spent on the arts, one more person gets a job, compared with about $1 million if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re building a road or hospital.<\/strong> And such spending has a truly lasting benefit: the Works Progress Administration didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t just create murals, it subsidized enormous leaps in graphic design, in theater (including America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first all-black production of Macbeth), and in fine art. One painter lived off the WPA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Federal Art Project for eight years before finally getting his first solo show in 1943. Maybe a similar program today could produce America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s next Jackson Pollock.<\/p>\n

Felix Salmon is the finance blogger for Reuters.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this month’s Atlantic, there is a set of 15 mini articles gathered under the heading “15 Ways to Change the World“.\u00c2\u00a0 One of these, by Felix Salmon, is entitled “Pay the Artists”.\u00c2\u00a0 Here it is [emphasis mine]: We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re living in a newly frugal world. 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