I don’t look at it is taking care of the unemployed.
Ireland has punched above its weight for centuries in producing cultural works. This is Ireland investing in its arts community directly by having its struggling artists be able to spend more time making art instead of other jobs.
A thriving arts scene creates prestige for the country, provides amenities to the local population, and increases tourism.
The scheme literally measurably turned a profit for the state, effectively turned un/under-employment into a net asset for the country. And paying for those “unemployed miners” you’re worried about. Y’know, in Ireland’s vast mines.
Ireland’s massive tourism industry is strongly reliant on our culture and arts, which obviously took a massive hit during Covid. Keeping people performing in the arts during dry spells rather than seeking work (underground?) retains and develops those skills rather than having them be lost and our culture eroded by global media.
I’m sure you like Irish culture and dislike global media, right?
We as a society always have to care for the unemployed, aka artists.
I don’t look at it is taking care of the unemployed.
Ireland has punched above its weight for centuries in producing cultural works. This is Ireland investing in its arts community directly by having its struggling artists be able to spend more time making art instead of other jobs.
A thriving arts scene creates prestige for the country, provides amenities to the local population, and increases tourism.
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The scheme literally measurably turned a profit for the state, effectively turned un/under-employment into a net asset for the country. And paying for those “unemployed miners” you’re worried about. Y’know, in Ireland’s vast mines.
https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-culture-communications-and-sport/press-releases/basic-income-for-the-arts-pilot-produced-over-100-million-in-social-and-economic-benefits/
Ireland’s massive tourism industry is strongly reliant on our culture and arts, which obviously took a massive hit during Covid. Keeping people performing in the arts during dry spells rather than seeking work (underground?) retains and develops those skills rather than having them be lost and our culture eroded by global media.
I’m sure you like Irish culture and dislike global media, right?
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What about all the other unemployed people? Why are artists more deserving than miners and factory workers?
Because they call themselves a name(Artists), that is why as a society we need to care for them.
Unemployed miners and factory workers are just normal boring unemployed.
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