Apparently you've defined "the arts" as things people don't want to pay for and hence you think the government should pay for them. I define the arts as things

Apparently you've defined "the arts" as things people don't want to pay for and hence you think the government should pay for them. I define the arts as things artist make. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+art+of+spiderman https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+art+of+spiderman https://www.amazon.com/Art-Matrix-Newmarket-Pictorial-Moviebook/dp/1557044058/ https://www.amazon.com/Art-Matrix-Newmarket-Pictorial-Movieb... https://www.amazon.com/Art-Ratatouille-Karen-Paik/dp/0811858340/ https://www.amazon.com/Art-Ratatouille-Karen-Paik/dp/0811858... https://www.amazon.com/Art-Sleeves-Album-Covers-Artists/dp/0847868877/ https://www.amazon.com/Art-Sleeves-Album-Covers-Artists/dp/0... https://www.amazon.com/Magazine-Power-Photography-Katherine-Bussard/dp/0300250886/ https://www.amazon.com/Magazine-Power-Photography-Katherine-... > only someone who mostly consumes art but doesn't create it says otherwise. I've created art that has collectively sold to 20-30 million people. Have several titles to my name and have hundreds of artist friends making $70k-$150k + royalties across various industries. I can look at the credits list of any movie or video game and see hundreds, sometimes thousands more. Also have friends doing patreon, etsy, and youtube making a living making art. "The Arts" are doing just fine.