@plugturret @patrickcleburn3 @mato394 @laurenboebert art and culture in us make up 4.5% of our gdp (that's more than..say construction). this sector has been devastated (both voluntarily and involuntarily) by covid. the arts add almost $900 billion to economy/year (5x more than agriculture). 

so when the arts fail, so does 🇺🇸