On 15.01.2007 dhbailey wrote:
Taxes we have no choice on paying (well we actually do have a choice but most of us don't want to spend time in prison), and we don't all get equal access to the benefits, whereas directly subsidizing something through direct payment for it is a personal choice and is a payment which is not forced on the entire population.
I have never heard of a "Berlin Philharmonic Charge" or something similar, so I don't understand how the sentence "direct subsidies like in Europe" could make any sense. The big orchestras in Germany may get a lot of subsidies compared to the US, but it is still tax, and nothing else.
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