From: Gerald Del Campo Area: THE_OASIS To: Tony Iannotti 20 Sep 92 18:43:38 Subject: Re: Fascism U.S.A. UpdReq In a message dated 19 Sep 92 14:13:04, Tony Iannotti wrote: TI> I don't think the US can afford to fund everyone whom one person TI> might like. >The N.E.A. represents MANY artists. It would be doing a large dis-service > to cancel out the funding simply because you dislike one person's art. TI> Ah, you meant the ones already on the lists? I thought you meant the TI> NEA should fund any and all artists. Hehee. Sorry, should have been more specific (it's my life story) :) But you know, it would not surprise me a bit if with less than what we spend on defense we could fund EVERY artist... of course, then we would be inconvenienced with the task of defining "artist" in order to do away with the free-loaders. TI> I wasn't talking about not funding the NEA. I knew that ;) I just threw that in there because this conversation is shared by a couple of people who might feel otherwise. El amor es la ley. Gerald ... RPSTOVAL OASIS: Free your mind; your ass will follow. 718499927771849992777184999277718499927771849992777184999277718