National Endowment for the Arts: Bye Bye?

[NewGuardBjj]

Funds public radio, the only place where you can get both sides of the story without either being vilified.

Bad move.
No surprise.

 

[KnightTemplar]

Lol, there's a YouTube video somewhere of Spacy being interviewed about HoC. Spacy said the cast had noted that a lot of the story lines would later be mirrored to a greater or lesser degree in real life. He joked they were going to write a story line about Underwood giving Billions to support the Arts, to see if they could make something similar happen in the real world.

I guess that particular experiment failed

 

[DevilsLettuce]

Fuck the arts, nobody growing up in the hood gives a shit about the "arts." Why don't they spend that 1 trillion a year giving computers to classrooms for their students to learn?

Thats probably the cigarette tax.

You just might be a fucking retard.

 

[Devout Pessimist]

@Devout Pessimist, isn't a big part of the point in electing an authoritarian white nationalist supposed to be that it's good for the arts?

It would depend on the authoritarian and how important he believes the arts are.

As far as I am concerned, the arts and humanities could use a spending cut until they show they are worth funding again. A lot of the so-called arts and humanities these days is pathetic leftist propaganda. Unless it is a impracticable program for child development, the arts and humanities can earn some money on their own money instead of always depending on the government for money.

 

[Kframe]

So, that's a no. Thanks.

DId you ignore everything else I said? What the hell is wrong with you that you don't know what examples are?

 

[Kframe]

You just might be a fucking retard.

Prove him wrong. How do those "arts" programs help hoodrats? Clue. They don't.

 

[mike sherry]

Lol just what was reported. Math may not be they're strong suit. Lol

their...and secondly the report doesn't say what you want it to say. this cut is 'a part' of the plan

 

[ripskater]

Just make sure to fund Spirit Cooking. Hillary and Johnny Podesta need to have a hobby the next 4 years.

 

[jefferz]

Make Woodshop Great Again

But little Francis might get a splinter, then the school gets sued.

 

[ILLogic]

DId you ignore everything else I said? What the hell is wrong with you that you don't know what examples are?

I know exactly what speculation is, which is why I won't entertain it. Unless you want to entertain all speculative "examples".

 

[Kframe]

I know exactly what speculation is, which is why I won't entertain it. Unless you want to entertain all speculative "examples".

Fuck speculation, I said examples..

 

[Teppodama]

their...and secondly the report doesn't say what you want it to say. this cut is 'a part' of the plan

I acknowledged that in later posts.

 

[Rod1]

Fuck the arts, nobody growing up in the hood gives a shit about the "arts." Why don't they spend that 1 trillion a year giving computers to classrooms for their students to learn?

Thats probably the cigarette tax.

150 million a year, read the article friend.

 

[Teppodama]

150 million a year, read the article friend.

And is part of a broader range of proposed cuts that include various Departments of to reach their 10.5 trillion estimated amount. Just from the little information in the article the Departments are looking at budget cuts but the Funds for the Arts and Humanities are potentially looking at full cuts.

 

[RockstarChris]

http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollyw...rump-plans-eliminate-national-endowment-arts/



Hmmm. Conflicted on this one.

President-elect Donald Trump and his incoming administration are planning to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of a broader effort to substantially slash government spending, according to a report.
The Hill reports that the plans to slash the arts endowments are part of a 10-year plan that would see government spending reduced by $10.5 trillion.

Other federal agencies that would see substantial reductions in spending include the Departments of Commerce, Energy, Transportation, State and Justice. According to the Hill, the plan includes privatizing the Corporation of Public Broadcasting.

The spending cuts are reportedly being discussed at the White House by two Trump transition team members, Russ Vought and John Gray.

The National Endowment for the Arts provides federal grants to artists and establishments like museums and theaters. The 14-member agency is currently headed by artist Jane Chu, and as of 2015 had an annual budget of $150 million.

The endowment was established in 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, but has become a controversial agency over time, as critics contend that taxpayers should not have to fund art they consider to be against their values, or obscene.


Previous administrations have proposed cutting federal funding of the NEA. According to a book by former NEA chairman Livingston Biddle, President Ronald Reagan considered eliminating the agency altogether upon taking office in 1981, but reconsidered when he realized the complexities involved in doing so. Reagan reportedly instead slashed the agency’s budget.

In the mid-90s, Republicans, led by then-Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, also attempted to eliminate the agencies, with little success.

In 2011, the Republican Study Committee (RSC) proposed a plan to eliminate the Endowments for the Arts and Humanities, as well as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), the Spending Reduction Act of 2011 predicted that eliminating all three agencies, among other cuts, would save the federal government $2.5 trillion over 10 years.

As recently as December, Trump was reportedly considering veteran actor Sylvester Stallone to head the National Endowment for the Arts. According to the Daily Mail, the job was not formally offered to Stallone, though the actor was said to be “positively disposed to the idea.”

thats 1 tril a year bro

 

[Rod1]

And is part of a broader range of proposed cuts that include various Departments of to reach their 10.5 trillion estimated amount. Just from the little information in the article the Departments are looking at budget cuts but the Funds for the Arts and Humanities are potentially looking at full cuts.

Its outright BS, to save 10 trillions a year they would need to cut 1 trillion a year, thats almost the entirety of discretionary spending, that means cut everything except medicare, medicaid and SS.

Without even taking into account the whole proposed tax cuts.

 

[Teppodama]

President-elect Donald Trump and his incoming administration are planning to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of a broader effort to substantially slash government spending, according to a report.
The Hill reports that the plans to slash the arts endowments are part of a 10-year plan that would see government spending reduced by $10.5 trillion.

Other federal agencies that would see substantial reductions in spending include the Departments of Commerce, Energy, Transportation, State and Justice. According to the Hill, the plan includes privatizing the Corporation of Public Broadcasting.

The spending cuts are reportedly being discussed at the White House by two Trump transition team members, Russ Vought and John Gray.

The National Endowment for the Arts provides federal grants to artists and establishments like museums and theaters. The 14-member agency is currently headed by artist Jane Chu, and as of 2015 had an annual budget of $150 million.

The endowment was established in 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, but has become a controversial agency over time, as critics contend that taxpayers should not have to fund art they consider to be against their values, or obscene.


Previous administrations have proposed cutting federal funding of the NEA. According to a book by former NEA chairman Livingston Biddle, President Ronald Reagan considered eliminating the agency altogether upon taking office in 1981, but reconsidered when he realized the complexities involved in doing so. Reagan reportedly instead slashed the agency’s budget.

In the mid-90s, Republicans, led by then-Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, also attempted to eliminate the agencies, with little success.

In 2011, the Republican Study Committee (RSC) proposed a plan to eliminate the Endowments for the Arts and Humanities, as well as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), the Spending Reduction Act of 2011 predicted that eliminating all three agencies, among other cuts, would save the federal government $2.5 trillion over 10 years.

As recently as December, Trump was reportedly considering veteran actor Sylvester Stallone to head the National Endowment for the Arts. According to the Daily Mail, the job was not formally offered to Stallone, though the actor was said to be “positively disposed to the idea.”

thats 1 tril a year bro

The Fund for the Arts is only 150 million of that 1 trillion a year. That is if their budget remained the same from 2015 when it was officially listed as 150 million. Not sure how much the Fund for Humanities gets.

 

[RockstarChris]

The Fund for the Arts is only 150 million of that 1 trillion a year. That is if their budget remained the same from 2015 when it was officially listed as 150 million. Not sure how much the Fund for Humanities gets.

TBH i dont give a shit about arts. I dont even know what arts is. Paintings and shit?

 

[WorldofWarcraft]

Good. Get rid of the dept. of education, too.

 

[Teppodama]

Good. Get rid of the dept. of education, too.

Make every public school a military academy. They can get an education, discipline and fuel our military complex.