Anime is booming, so why are animators living in poverty?

Re:Anime is booming, so why are animators living in poverty? by Retric on Friday February 26, 2021 @10:56AM (#26276040)

In a competitive market long term subsides don’t actually benefit the industry’s profit margins. Suppose we subsidize toilet paper, suddenly prices drop and people might start using toilet paper for random other stuff if it’s cheap. However, the industry would simply expand until things stayed about the same.

Where farm subsides play a role is dampening the boom bust cycle.

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Re:Anime is booming, so why are animators living in poverty? by wing-_-nuts on Monday March 01, 2021 @10:24AM (#26303590)

There's also a very big national security concern. Each country should be able to grow enough food to support it's people. If it can't, it literally faces the threat of starvation in the event of war or natural disaster.

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