Re: Re: "How to Kill Orchestras" - NY Times


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Posted by Rick Denney on July 02, 2003 at 09:45:18:

In Reply to: Re: "How to Kill Orchestras" - NY Times posted by Socialist on July 02, 2003 at 00:25:09:

You're right: It's a fantasy that government could subsidize anything in an efficient manner.

I predict small audiences, bored musicians, and desultory performances, for a price much higher than what it currently costs. I also predict that the orchestras, being unimportant compared with most governmental functions and therefore a place where symbolism can be exercised without any real damage, would become the political football for whatever the latest craze in social engineering.

Rick "a former public employee and current government contractor who sees government efficiency from the inside" Denney


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