Cops vs. Culture
That’s the title of an Editorial in the NY Post today.
Apparently Mayor Bloomberg has stated, that despite the fiscal deficit facing the city, he’s not going to cut any funding for the arts.
Instead, among the things he’s cutting is a whole class (1000 officers) at the police academy.
In my view, safety and security trump “culture”. How else are we to enjoy the “culture” if we’re not safe enough to get to it? The City needs the police (and fire fighters) more than it does the arts.
Don’t get me wrong, I like “culture” and the arts; but I don’t see it as being either something the government needs to fund in the first place.