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Because not everyone can afford their services. They would have trouble finding buyers at the prices their services will be. Example: > The federal Liberal gov
by smnrchrds 7y ago
Because not everyone can afford their services. They would have trouble finding buyers at the prices their services will be. Example:
> The federal Liberal government spent a grand total of $563 on the cover of its most recent budget... The cover production apparently included two stock images, the first costing taxpayers $527 and the second just $36.[0]
As opposed to:
> ... the $212,000 the Liberals paid an advertising agency to produce a cover and related materials for last spring’s federal budget with an appreciative shiver of disdain, pausing at various points to gag pleasurably on the details: the $89,500 for models hired to depict middle class Canadians ... [1]
I suppose the national government of a wealthy nation has no problem affording a few hundred thousand dollars on a bunch of photos. Most private and public organizations do not have that much budget for a couple of photos.
[0] https://globalnews.ca/news/4151874/budget-cover-cost-2018-liberals/ https://globalnews.ca/news/4151874/budget-cover-cost-2018-li...
[1] https://nationalpost.com/opinion/andrew-coyne-bloated-glossy-212000-federal-budget-cover-a-fitting-symbol-of-modern-government https://nationalpost.com/opinion/andrew-coyne-bloated-glossy...