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Posted: 11/4/08 at 10:23am
Sorry, the fact that the "obama bad for broadway" thread is getting that much attention is embarrassing. Since when did the Republican party go out of their way to support the arts? Instead of being so worried that people making over $200,000 a year (a small and quite frankly, conservative demographic) might abandon a couple show going opportunities, I'm thrilled that under Obama's tax plan, 90% of American families would finally feel the relief and now have a few extra dollars at the end of the week to actually consider treating their families to the luxury of Broadway theatre.
The idea that a new demographic of people as massive and influential as the middle class might finally find it in their budgets to see live theatre would not only usher in a huge new consumer group, but it could also make for a monumental and exciting shift in what is being produced on Broadway. So much of a producers job is trying to cater to the elitist theatre goers and investors. Imagine what kind of exciting projects will get produced if the target audience is finally the American public as a mass rather than the stuffy, prudish upper-crest.
And I'm sorry, the allegation that made me the most angry is the fact that Bill Clinton killed 90's Broadway. Clinton did more for nonprofit theatre and arts in schools than any president in the last 50 years. Also, if we're really going to point fingers, let's remember back in the early 2000's when Bill Clinton on multiple occasions tried to request a $150 million support system for the National Endowment for the Arts only to be shut down time and again by the conservative majority congress.
Obama's tax plan might raise taxes on a few but will provide relief and opportunity to millions. And at the end of the day, tax cuts and breaks aren't going to be the main catalyst of what will rescue Broadway out from this recession. What will save our beloved industry is going to be an upward movement of the economy as a whole. We've seen what the economy can do under the leadership of a Republican leader and we've also seen that John McCain has aligned his position with that of his party 90% of the time. Do we really want to take a 10% chance on John McCain being able to rescue us out of our situation? Stop reading this thread and go out and vote :)
The idea that a new demographic of people as massive and influential as the middle class might finally find it in their budgets to see live theatre would not only usher in a huge new consumer group, but it could also make for a monumental and exciting shift in what is being produced on Broadway. So much of a producers job is trying to cater to the elitist theatre goers and investors. Imagine what kind of exciting projects will get produced if the target audience is finally the American public as a mass rather than the stuffy, prudish upper-crest.
And I'm sorry, the allegation that made me the most angry is the fact that Bill Clinton killed 90's Broadway. Clinton did more for nonprofit theatre and arts in schools than any president in the last 50 years. Also, if we're really going to point fingers, let's remember back in the early 2000's when Bill Clinton on multiple occasions tried to request a $150 million support system for the National Endowment for the Arts only to be shut down time and again by the conservative majority congress.
Obama's tax plan might raise taxes on a few but will provide relief and opportunity to millions. And at the end of the day, tax cuts and breaks aren't going to be the main catalyst of what will rescue Broadway out from this recession. What will save our beloved industry is going to be an upward movement of the economy as a whole. We've seen what the economy can do under the leadership of a Republican leader and we've also seen that John McCain has aligned his position with that of his party 90% of the time. Do we really want to take a 10% chance on John McCain being able to rescue us out of our situation? Stop reading this thread and go out and vote :)
Updated On: 11/4/08 at 10:23 AM
