Universal basic income for artists in Rochester

[Saltwater60]

This shit is growing. Do you think they would classify bullet holes in targets as art? Maybe I’ll apply and try that?

New program to provide basic income for thousands of New York State artists

The program has a “broad definition” for defining what an artist is, allowing for the greatest amount and the most diverse pool of applicants.

www.rochesterfirst.com

 

[Dr. Evil]

Oh, I don't know. How about getting a real job.

 

[FRANKIE]

Well I guess no more “starving artists”

 

[Deplorable Me]

Job for painters:

 

[Deplorable Me]

Oh, I don't know. How about getting a real job.

Management don't count either.

 

[Jmac00]

Politicians are artists ~~~con artists

 

[Acer-m14]

This shit is growing. Do you think they would classify bullet holes in targets as art? Maybe I’ll apply and try that?

New program to provide basic income for thousands of New York State artists

The program has a “broad definition” for defining what an artist is, allowing for the greatest amount and the most diverse pool of applicants.

www.rochesterfirst.com

Taxation is theft .. go start a gofundme .. piss off ..

 

[meketrefe]

There are some very talented people who might be able to use a little push but most of the so called artists suck.
Rewarding failure is not the way.

 

[meketrefe]

Politicians are artists ~~~con artists

Poly=Many
Tick=Parasite

Politics = Many Parasites

 

[Saltwater60]

There are some very talented people who might be able to use a little push but most of the so called artists suck.
Rewarding failure is not the way.

Sure there are talented people. My sons a talented artist, but he’s going to be a biomedical engineer because he knows painting on palaver doesn’t pay.

 

[Saltwater60]

Taxation is theft .. go start a gofundme .. piss off ..

It doesn’t seem like it’s from our taxes.

 

[tirwin1]

Does Rochester have 300 artists worthy of $65,000?

 

[Grimscale]

It doesn’t seem like it’s from our taxes.

for now.
They are testing the waters. Seeing how much pushback occurs.
If they feel there is enough public support you can damn well bank on it coming from our taxes.

 

[Paxal]

Who approves this shit? This never got voted on.

 

[camper4lyfe]

What ever happened to "get a fucking job"??? I'm so sick of supporting lazy people

 

[ManualF150]

Only artist I know of that is that good is Bob Ross...

 

[Jmac00]

Does Rochester have 300 artists worthy of $65,000?

does it include Graffiti artists?? kids with spray cans

 

[spat]

Sure there are talented people. My sons a talented artist, but he’s going to be a biomedical engineer because he knows painting on palaver doesn’t pay.

The worth of something depends on both it's utility and it's scarcity.

Art has moderate utility. It can improve the quality of the space it's in, but it's not a necessity.

It has no scarcity in general though. The only art with scarcity is specific art that seems almost like a fiat currency. The only reason the Mona Lisa is worth more than that cool painting hanging down at the community college is that people decided it was.

There are just too many people who want to be artists for most of it to be all that valuable.

You can bemoan the concept all you want, but the laws of economics are as immutable as the laws of physics.

 

[Nighttrain]

I want to stay home and play Call of Duty, does this count too

 

[ManualF150]

I want to stay home and play Call of Duty, does this count too

C'mon man... that's how we got into the situation we're in... lol

 

[Deplorable Me]

I know a number of successful artist who make a living at it. They have talent, work their asses off and have business sense. You have to have all three or it don't work. The irony is, the "successful" tax paying artist all lean conservative or republican and see the taxes they get screwed out of for their work. You'd be surprised how many are current gun owners and have been for years. The starving artist are the bottom feeders who collect sales tax and take cash for sales and don't report it. Not that the low talent ones earn that much anyways. Maybe they should take up coding or truck driving.

The double funny is many of the self made artist DID NOT go to art school. They saw a passion and jumped into it while holding real day jobs.

What should scare the shit out of US artist is the influx of legal and illegal immigrants who might jump into the art game and be comfortable working at a lower standard of living.

 

[libertysnake]

Poly=Many
Tick=Parasite

Politics = Many Parasites

We have and amendment for tick removal.

 

[spat]

I want to stay home and play Call of Duty, does this count too

If you stream it on twitch, then it's "content" and I think that counts as "art".

 

[S&W Fan]

This shit is growing. Do you think they would classify bullet holes in targets as art? Maybe I’ll apply and try that?

New program to provide basic income for thousands of New York State artists

The program has a “broad definition” for defining what an artist is, allowing for the greatest amount and the most diverse pool of applicants.

www.rochesterfirst.com

My head hurts just reading this bleeding heart shit

 

[Saltwater60]

for now.
They are testing the waters. Seeing how much pushback occurs.
If they feel there is enough public support you can damn well bank on it coming from our taxes.

For sure. Notice they are only paying liberals? Inner city minorities and artists are both overwhelmingly liberal. By design? You bet it is.

 

[meketrefe]

I want to stay home and play Call of Duty, does this count too

I prefer call of booty. A lot more fun.

 

[meketrefe]

I want reparations!!!

.... Most likely the steering pump and/or service belt.

 

[Blimey]

I want to be an artist.

But you won't make any money unless you're really, really good.

Well, I want to any way.

*later*

Can I have some money? This art thing doesn't pay very well.

 

[dwa12479]

If we read carefully, this is not coming from taxpayer dollars, it's privately funded. Philanthropists are free to spend their money as they see fit.

CRNY represents a $125 million funding commitment, anchored by $115 million from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and $5 million each from the Ford Foundation and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).
CRNY is a fiscally sponsored project of Tides Center. As a champion for progress and innovation, Tides provides CRNY with the organizational and operational support to help CRNY reach its mission.

 

[LMS]

Getting ready to identify as an artist.