Andrea Stone, of USA Today, from two days ago:
"The downturn walloping the entire economy has hit non-profit arts organizations especially hard. With millions of people scrambling to pay for food and other basics, a night at the opera can seem frivolous. So museums, symphonies, theaters, ballet companies and opera companies have cut staff, canceled performances, shortened seasons and, in some cases, shut down."
http://www.usatoday.com/life/theater/2009-03-01-artseconomy_N.htm
hmmm...I see a glaring conflict here...who are the people who fund most of these non-profit ventures? I would venture that it is not "millions of people scrambling to pay for food and other basics." This isn't the only flaw in this much regurgitated argument, however, feel free to read the article and draw your own conclusions, but I would stop there...the commentary is unbearable.
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