Comments on: An arts conversation with Canadian Taxpayer Federations’ Scott Hennig http://djkelly.ca/2009/06/an-arts-conversation-with-canadian-taxpayer-federations-scott-hennig/ Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:49:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: -dj http://djkelly.ca/2009/06/an-arts-conversation-with-canadian-taxpayer-federations-scott-hennig/#comment-78 -dj Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:10:57 +0000 http://djkelly.ca/?p=133#comment-78 Kind of you to say, Duncan.<br /><br />I think the crux of the matter falls into where we draw the line between between what 'needs' to be taxpayer funded and what can survive on user pay alone.<br /><br />As Scott rightfully points out Police obviously would not work as a user pay service. However I see the arts falling into the same kind of category as Roads - we could easily turn every road into toll road (user pay) but that would not be a sustainable model.<br /><br />And it would make our cities worse off. Just as they would be without the arts.<br /><br />The conversation is not a simple one, despite what the people writing the comments section of Global & Mail and CBC websites might want it to be. Kind of you to say, Duncan.

I think the crux of the matter falls into where we draw the line between between what 'needs' to be taxpayer funded and what can survive on user pay alone.

As Scott rightfully points out Police obviously would not work as a user pay service. However I see the arts falling into the same kind of category as Roads – we could easily turn every road into toll road (user pay) but that would not be a sustainable model.

And it would make our cities worse off. Just as they would be without the arts.

The conversation is not a simple one, despite what the people writing the comments section of Global & Mail and CBC websites might want it to be.

]]> By: -dj http://djkelly.ca/2009/06/an-arts-conversation-with-canadian-taxpayer-federations-scott-hennig/#comment-725 -dj Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:10:00 +0000 http://djkelly.ca/?p=133#comment-725 Kind of you to say, Duncan.I think the crux of the matter falls into where we draw the line between between what 'needs' to be taxpayer funded and what can survive on user pay alone.As Scott rightfully points out Police obviously would not work as a user pay service. However I see the arts falling into the same kind of category as Roads - we could easily turn every road into toll road (user pay) but that would not be a sustainable model.And it would make our cities worse off. Just as they would be without the arts.The conversation is not a simple one, despite what the people writing the comments section of Global & Mail and CBC websites might want it to be. Kind of you to say, Duncan.I think the crux of the matter falls into where we draw the line between between what 'needs' to be taxpayer funded and what can survive on user pay alone.As Scott rightfully points out Police obviously would not work as a user pay service. However I see the arts falling into the same kind of category as Roads – we could easily turn every road into toll road (user pay) but that would not be a sustainable model.And it would make our cities worse off. Just as they would be without the arts.The conversation is not a simple one, despite what the people writing the comments section of Global & Mail and CBC websites might want it to be.

]]> By: Duncan http://djkelly.ca/2009/06/an-arts-conversation-with-canadian-taxpayer-federations-scott-hennig/#comment-77 Duncan Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:48:04 +0000 http://djkelly.ca/?p=133#comment-77 It's too bad you didn't end up with more "time" to debate because in the answer between the debate might lie the answer.<br /><br />While I believe strongly the arts in Canada need and deserve public dollars (and vice versa - the public needs and deserves the arts) this debate is the one missing from the public discourse. A shame it had to end so soon, because I think the logical conclusion, as I think the public would end up agreeing with you. It's too bad you didn't end up with more "time" to debate because in the answer between the debate might lie the answer.

While I believe strongly the arts in Canada need and deserve public dollars (and vice versa – the public needs and deserves the arts) this debate is the one missing from the public discourse. A shame it had to end so soon, because I think the logical conclusion, as I think the public would end up agreeing with you.

]]> By: Duncan http://djkelly.ca/2009/06/an-arts-conversation-with-canadian-taxpayer-federations-scott-hennig/#comment-724 Duncan Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:48:00 +0000 http://djkelly.ca/?p=133#comment-724 It's too bad you didn't end up with more "time" to debate because in the answer between the debate might lie the answer.While I believe strongly the arts in Canada need and deserve public dollars (and vice versa - the public needs and deserves the arts) this debate is the one missing from the public discourse. A shame it had to end so soon, because I think the logical conclusion, as I think the public would end up agreeing with you. It's too bad you didn't end up with more "time" to debate because in the answer between the debate might lie the answer.While I believe strongly the arts in Canada need and deserve public dollars (and vice versa – the public needs and deserves the arts) this debate is the one missing from the public discourse. A shame it had to end so soon, because I think the logical conclusion, as I think the public would end up agreeing with you.

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