[Trombone-l] Mrs. Johnson's Answer

[Alisha Ard]

Pardon me, the proper word is "praise," not "exonerate."


On Dec 16, 2006, at 3:52 PM, Alisha Ard wrote:

Please!  You're preaching to the choir!  I have friends who were  
raised from birth until their 20's under Communism, and they'll tell  
you EXACTLY why it's a failed experiment!  This I know!  I'm just  
saying let's not sit around exonerating someone for profiteering!   
It's an eBay auction for cryin' out loud!  It's about MONEY!  So, if  
you've got enough, buy the stuff!  Heck, maybe you can turn around  
and sell it for a profit yourself!

A

P.S. Is Capitalism involved in museums?  As long as non-profits have  
to romance the wealthy to receive necessary contributions to maintain  
an operating budget, and as long as the wealthy make these tax- 
deductible contributions and get buildings and things named after  
them to boot, I'd say yeah.  But before you launch into another  
rebuttal, I have spoken with a gentleman who runs a theater company  
in Stockholm, where all arts are supported by the government.  He  
said the pro is that you always have a steady source of funding, but  
the con is trying to get any more if you think you need it, because  
the public doesn't want to contribute to something their heavy taxes  
already supports.  But damn, those wealthy Scandinavian Socialist  
countries sure are beautiful.  Free healthcare too!  And no famines.