Report: Trump Plans to Eliminate National Endowment for the Arts

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Breitbart:

President-elect Donald Trump and his incoming administration are planning to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of a broader effort to substantially slash government spending, according to a report.

 

The Hill reports that the plans to slash the arts endowments are part of a 10-year plan that would see government spending reduced by $10.5 trillion.

 

Other federal agencies that would see substantial reductions in spending include the Departments of Commerce, Energy, Transportation, State and Justice. According to the Hill, the plan includes privatizing the Corporation of Public Broadcasting.

 

The spending cuts are reportedly being discussed at the White House by two Trump transition team members, Russ Vought and John Gray.

 

The National Endowment for the Arts provides federal grants to artists and establishments like museums and theaters. The 14-member agency is currently headed by artist Jane Chu, and as of 2015 had an annual budget of $150 million.

 

The endowment was established in 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, but has become a controversial agency over time, as critics contend that taxpayers should not have to fund art they consider to be against their values, or obscene.

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No more taxpayer-funded art for offending's sake!

[Valin]

 

The endowment was established in 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, but has become a controversial agency over time, as critics contend that taxpayers should not have to fund art they consider to be against their values, or obscene

 

 

There, Fixed It.