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Re:Who Pays for the Arts? by gillesjacobs on Thursday October 03, 2024 @10:36AM (#41731199)
A free market of voluntary transactions solves this problem
Re:Who Pays for the Arts? by oersted on Thursday October 03, 2024 @10:47AM (#41731301)
Sure partially, that is working well too, but there are many things in arts and sciences that have long-term societal value and don't perform well in markets.

That's the whole reason why subsidies are a thing, and they are extremely effective for all kinds of common good. Indeed, that's the whole point of governments generally, to enforce the common good that falls through the cracks of market dynamics (and well, to ensure a fair market in the first place).