There's no conflict, MagiK. Subsidizing art simply does not compare to what guns and planes and roads cost. It's a miniscule percentage.
As for the fecal statues I thought about addressing it, but decided to wait until you brought it up. One loopy nut-job of a molehill does not a mountain make. That's ONE example - a paltry amount of "corruption" in the funding system. Plus, I'll note that it's worth risking some dollars flow to this stupid crap (no pun intended) that risk the pitfalls of having the government dictate what art is.
Attacking schools again - I've heard that song before. It is offtopic here. Besides you as "should we" not "how do we."
Final note: No matter the outcome of this vote, we will keep spending money on art. So, I win, you lose. [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Oh, and I'm not an artist or a musician, lest you think I'm being self-serving.