No arts money hurts 'quality of life' in Franklin County

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yougottabekidding wrote:

The government has no business funding the arts. It's just another waste of money.

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Steven Cooper wrote:

"We must keep it up," DeKarske said of the effort. "If we don't, it would be the same as saying we don't care"
No. It is not saying that we don't care. It is saying we can't afford to be spending money on the arts when people are out of jobs and the economy is in the tank. How can you attempt to justify giving public money to private groups to put on plays when the country is at its highest unemployment rate in 30 years?? If you want to spend money on stuff like this, raise it privately, ALL of it, and spend it how you like, but leave my tax dollars alone.

Really wrote:

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Too bad you can't read....the comment was related to keep writing to your congressman and representative...if you need a segway to complain about your own issues...at least get it right

Craig wrote:

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So I guess you didn't read the article. So, if the government didn't fund the arts what would happen to the schools, people, festivals, etc that are given grants through the arts council? Wow, you do not take any pride in living in Chambersburg and the many things Chambersburg offers.

LOOK OUT wrote:

Here is the deal. If enough people were interested and patronized "the arts", there would be no need for the government to fund it. Our quality of life is not going to suffer, as a whole, because few people are even paying any attention to it. This is absolutely the kind of thing that government should be extricating themselves from paying for. Let the people who enjoy these things pay for them and let the rest of us keep our tax money in our pockets.

LIL John wrote:

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'''So, if the government didn't fund the arts what would happen to the schools,'''
Maybe they would at last pass the NTLB tests!
So the kids could earn a decent living when they are done.
Maybe as a bonus they could read too!

Steven Cooper wrote:

"We must keep it up," DeKarske said of the effort. "If we don't, it would be the same as saying we don't care"
No. It is not saying that we don't care. It is saying we can't afford to be spending money on the arts when people are out of jobs and the economy is in the tank. How can you attempt to justify giving public money to private groups to put on plays when the country is at its highest unemployment rate in 30 years?? If you want to spend money on stuff like this, raise it privately, ALL of it, and spend it how you like, but leave my tax dollars alone.

Craig wrote:

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Maybe they can't pass the tests because the parents don't care. Maybe if the parents would take interest, their kids could pass the tests and read. You are punishing the kids in Fulton County who get funded for their play, you are punishing the people who enjoy IceFest, and you are punishing yourself. Talk about your tax dollars being wasted? My tax dollars were wasted on the high school stadium. They spent so much money on the stadium when it could have gone to helping kids learn. I had no say in that. You are missing the whole point. Not only is it the arts council, but it is the Elm Street Project and the Downtown Project losing their funding. All three organizations vital to downtown Chambersburg.

Craig wrote:

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What happens in a bad economy? Families don't have money to spend on extras? Well guess what? Didn't you read the article about the FREE things the arts council does? Wow, free things for kids, instead of having them watch tv? Free things for parents to do with their kids.

LOOK OUT wrote:

Here is the deal. If enough people were interested and patronized "the arts", there would be no need for the government to fund it. Our quality of life is not going to suffer, as a whole, because few people are even paying any attention to it. This is absolutely the kind of thing that government should be extricating themselves from paying for. Let the people who enjoy these things pay for them and let the rest of us keep our tax money in our pockets.

pay as you go wrote:

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With this mentality as shown above, why don't we just make all items pay as you go. How about we charge each auto owner a road tax for the number of miles they drive per year. If you are going to cut tax spending do it proportionately across the board.

Craig wrote:

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Maybe they can't pass the tests because the parents don't care. Maybe if the parents would take interest, their kids could pass the tests and read. You are punishing the kids in Fulton County who get funded for their play, you are punishing the people who enjoy IceFest, and you are punishing yourself. Talk about your tax dollars being wasted? My tax dollars were wasted on the high school stadium. They spent so much money on the stadium when it could have gone to helping kids learn. I had no say in that. You are missing the whole point. Not only is it the arts council, but it is the Elm Street Project and the Downtown Project losing their funding. All three organizations vital to downtown Chambersburg.