Comments on: Film Incentives: A Sad Case of How Government Hurts Art http://libertarianlonghorns.com/2009/02/26/film-incentives-a-sad-case-of-how-government-hurts-art/ Freedom lives at UT Austin Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:17:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Speedlinking Friday: Food for thought | LibertarianChristians.com http://libertarianlonghorns.com/2009/02/26/film-incentives-a-sad-case-of-how-government-hurts-art/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Speedlinking Friday: Food for thought | LibertarianChristians.com Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:59:12 +0000 http://libertarianlonghorns.com/?p=216#comment-27 [...] my friend Jason from Libertarian Longhorns has written a great piece on government-sponsored filmmaking. He did a really good job with it, and he was rewarded with a feature on Bureaucrash this morning. [...] [...] my friend Jason from Libertarian Longhorns has written a great piece on government-sponsored filmmaking. He did a really good job with it, and he was rewarded with a feature on Bureaucrash this morning. [...]

]]> By: Bureaucrash - Join the Resistance » Blog Archive » Can the Government Create Good Art? http://libertarianlonghorns.com/2009/02/26/film-incentives-a-sad-case-of-how-government-hurts-art/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Bureaucrash - Join the Resistance » Blog Archive » Can the Government Create Good Art? Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:57:14 +0000 http://libertarianlonghorns.com/?p=216#comment-26 [...] Jason Wohlfahrt, a film major at UT, Austin, wrote a piece entitled “Film Incentives: A Sad Case on How Government Hurts Art” over at his group blog Libertarian Longhorns. After touching on the greater ability for Joe [...] [...] Jason Wohlfahrt, a film major at UT, Austin, wrote a piece entitled “Film Incentives: A Sad Case on How Government Hurts Art” over at his group blog Libertarian Longhorns. After touching on the greater ability for Joe [...]

]]> By: Jason http://libertarianlonghorns.com/2009/02/26/film-incentives-a-sad-case-of-how-government-hurts-art/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Jason Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:38:43 +0000 http://libertarianlonghorns.com/?p=216#comment-22 Indeed, Daniel. I need to make a list of some of the garbage that the NEA has funded. Indeed, Daniel. I need to make a list of some of the garbage that the NEA has funded.

]]> By: Daniel http://libertarianlonghorns.com/2009/02/26/film-incentives-a-sad-case-of-how-government-hurts-art/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Daniel Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:58:40 +0000 http://libertarianlonghorns.com/?p=216#comment-21 One thing you mentioned at posse but did not here is that government-funded films will tend to be awful. My experience of film majors is that they are often interested in films that no ordinary person would be able to sit through. The steriotype is those black-and-white existentialist nonsensical stuff full of incomprehensible symbolism with no inherent interest in the characters. People who are interested in unwatchable films will become the bureaucrats in charge of movie funding. One thing you mentioned at posse but did not here is that government-funded films will tend to be awful. My experience of film majors is that they are often interested in films that no ordinary person would be able to sit through. The steriotype is those black-and-white existentialist nonsensical stuff full of incomprehensible symbolism with no inherent interest in the characters. People who are interested in unwatchable films will become the bureaucrats in charge of movie funding.

]]> By: Norman http://libertarianlonghorns.com/2009/02/26/film-incentives-a-sad-case-of-how-government-hurts-art/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Norman Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:48:25 +0000 http://libertarianlonghorns.com/?p=216#comment-20 Gah! And to think that I STILL have to pay $8 to walk in the door of a theatre... Gah! And to think that I STILL have to pay $8 to walk in the door of a theatre…

]]> By: Jason http://libertarianlonghorns.com/2009/02/26/film-incentives-a-sad-case-of-how-government-hurts-art/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Jason Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:42:42 +0000 http://libertarianlonghorns.com/?p=216#comment-19 To answer your question, the state does continually fund the projects. This isn't just a tax credit. Pretty absurd, I know, but this is how these programs work in almost all the states that have them! To answer your question, the state does continually fund the projects. This isn’t just a tax credit. Pretty absurd, I know, but this is how these programs work in almost all the states that have them!

]]> By: Norman http://libertarianlonghorns.com/2009/02/26/film-incentives-a-sad-case-of-how-government-hurts-art/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Norman Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:19:42 +0000 http://libertarianlonghorns.com/?p=216#comment-18 I might add that if any community wanted to make it an art haven, then passing laws eliminating taxes on music and movie-making wouldn't be a bad idea... I might add that if any community wanted to make it an art haven, then passing laws eliminating taxes on music and movie-making wouldn’t be a bad idea…

]]> By: Norman http://libertarianlonghorns.com/2009/02/26/film-incentives-a-sad-case-of-how-government-hurts-art/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Norman Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:18:58 +0000 http://libertarianlonghorns.com/?p=216#comment-17 Very nice, Jason! Well written and nicely formulated! Question: do these rebates come in the form of tax *credits* or *deductions*? I mean, if all that is going on is that they don't pay as much taxes, that's one thing, it's another to be continually funded by state money. This was the whole problem of the Domain subsidies. It wasn't that their taxes were reduced, but rather that sales taxes were being directly funneled into their pockets! What bunk! Very nice, Jason! Well written and nicely formulated! Question: do these rebates come in the form of tax *credits* or *deductions*? I mean, if all that is going on is that they don’t pay as much taxes, that’s one thing, it’s another to be continually funded by state money.

This was the whole problem of the Domain subsidies. It wasn’t that their taxes were reduced, but rather that sales taxes were being directly funneled into their pockets! What bunk!

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