Today we learned that the President's FY 2019 budget proposes elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts. We are disappointed because we see our funding actively making a difference with individuals in thousands of communities and in every Congressional District in the nation.
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Forgive the political rant, but I am really tired of anyone in Washington playing chess with funding for the arts, education, literacy, health, and the list goes on. I don’t like the current President. I don’t think he is acting in the best interest of the country. The idea that he wants to slash less than 1% of total federal spending from the budget for the NEA, NEH, CPB and other organizations should be a wake up call to all Americans. He has yet to divest himself of his business and is making money off of his properties, which is a clear constitutional violation. He would rather pad the pockets of his rich donor base than to fund those basic things that make this country great. Art is important, Music, Painting, Sculpture, Dance, Reading. These are the things that should be invested in, not in a border wall that has no chance of ever blocking or even slowing the flow of immigrants (illegal or otherwise) from entering across the southern border. All of those social programs that help this country could use a boost in spending, but sadly, the current administration would rather build a wall instead of funding senior citizens, or god-forbid, Music and Drama.
Okay so this happened last year with threats of cutting the budget. Did it work? No. I don’t understand why our current government thinks that cutting the NEA will help our deficit in anyway. Maybe we should spend less money on military? I do not understand why he thinks cutting the arts will be a good thing. countries with actual culture have worked paid for by the government and that’s the way it should be. I think there should be other ways tp help with budget besides cutting the arts. Also I know this isn’t realistic but like can rich people just help support the arts. I think the public will be fine without the grants but the companies that need the grants will greatly affect the work they will be able to produce. They say theatre isn’t a good career but is that because the government doesn’t care enough?
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