Recession or end the war,cut all foreign aid, and trim fed funding for arts and humanities?

Lou Rought: No, but if we stopped the war we would have more money, and for good things too

Antonette Shappy: If we would just stop throwing money down the rat hole of Iraq and cut foreign spending we would have a surplus of money to fix the problems at home; including the social problems. Really how much money does government put into funding for arts and humanities; not much if you consider the broad perspective: Americans are certainly in need of anything that will make our society more cultured and civilized.

Michel Mccaulley: Well every penny the govt spends it "doesn't earn". The govt doesn't earn money, it takes it from the citizens. And why cut only funding for arts and humanities? The arts make up a very tiny amount of govt spending. Almost nothing compared to military spending and entitlement programs such as Social Security, Welfare, Medicaid and Medicare, etc. Spending on the arts is like a drop of water in the ocean....Show more