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[–] kata1yst@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

When the tickets are only €25 it's not just for the rich. The opera house is a cultural landmark, preserving it serves the public. And it was 1.5B spread over several years, not all at once.

Honestly, the 'money on art bad' argument is not a good line here.

Making it cheaper doesn't change people's taste, it's still mostly for the rich, now they're just getting a subsidy they didn't need from the taxpayer. If people want to spend their money on art that's perfectly fine, what I'm objecting to is the taxpayer being obligated to do so.