Comments on: Sing for Your Subsidy http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/25/sing-for-your-subsidy/ <em>City Paper</em> Writers on News, Politics, the Media, the Arts, and More Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:18:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Michelle Boxer http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/25/sing-for-your-subsidy/#comment-136211 Michelle Boxer Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:53:13 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/25/sing-for-your-subsidy/#comment-136211 I had the opportunity to see first hand what the opera does for kids at the end of last year when we went as a family to a special performance where the opera taught kids about the value of education through the arts. I would support it! My only complaint is that I didn't get the opportunity to meet the master himself! I had the opportunity to see first hand what the opera does for kids at the end of last year when we went as a family to a special performance where the opera taught kids about the value of education through the arts.

I would support it!

My only complaint is that I didn’t get the opportunity to meet the master himself!

]]> By: Mike Licht http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/25/sing-for-your-subsidy/#comment-135330 Mike Licht Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:36:46 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/04/25/sing-for-your-subsidy/#comment-135330 This is the danger of removing meaningful competitive, panel-reviewed grant programs from the public cultural funding process. Lobbying for noncompetitive funding is not only inherently unfair; it wastes the time of public officials in executive and legislative branches. This was recognized by Mayor Fenty's pal, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who reformed New York City cultural funding process, eliminating the sleaze of earmarks. NYC cultural organizations now compete for funds, and he funding of city-run cultural entities is governed by set formulas. This is the danger of removing meaningful competitive, panel-reviewed grant programs from the public cultural funding process. Lobbying for noncompetitive funding is not only inherently unfair; it wastes the time of public officials in executive and legislative branches.

This was recognized by Mayor Fenty’s pal, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who reformed New York City cultural funding process, eliminating the sleaze of earmarks. NYC cultural organizations now compete for funds, and he funding of city-run cultural entities is governed by set formulas.

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