2003-07-10
Finding ways to publicly fund the arts is a taxing dilemma
When a city as young as Miami lacks deep-pocketed philanthropists, private foundations and a broad and generous corporate base, the community turns to government to fund the arts.
But state legislators and local officials -- who oversee the majority of public funding for the arts -- oppose raising taxes to fund the arts, particularly when a down economy creates shortages for education, health care and public safety.
But state legislators and local officials -- who oversee the majority of public funding for the arts -- oppose raising taxes to fund the arts, particularly when a down economy creates shortages for education, health care and public safety.
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