Plus there is a parking garage underground - all of which is now bringing in zero revenue for the forseeable future.
You may not be aware, that it is also considered the official memorial to JFK.
So, as you contemplate the damage to the economy brought by the closure of the US economy, you may want to spend time pondering the damage done to the performing arts community, who only get paid by performance - at least many do.
Also, the Kennedy Center is publicly owned by the federal govt anyway and managed by a public/private partnership.
So, I would consider the request valid. The disastrous shuttering of this economy will have years long consequences and this is one of many that no one gave a thought about. This will cause the federal govt to go many more trillions in debt.
What you write sounds good.
But bud, it ain’t going to fly.
Not in this bill.
The common people carry this country on their backs and they use common sense to guide them. The Elites do not have common sense.
Add a provision in the bill promising the funds next year, perhaps AFTER the virus goes down to some small percentage.
Because if you think my niece the hairdresser who lost her entire business because it’s located in a retirement home is going to jump up and down with joy that the Kennedy Center is going to be renovated...
.....well I got a bridge to sell. Cheap.
I’m for culture and such as the Kennedy center, but using the common sense I have as a common man, ....NOT NOW!
“So, as you contemplate the damage to the economy brought by the closure of the US economy, you may want to spend time pondering the damage done to the performing arts community, who only get paid by performance - at least many do.”
Who is going to attend these performances?
Oh, SCREW THAT. The Federal Government should close the damned thing and sell the real estate. JFK has his first official memorial in Dallas—we don’t need to fund the Performing Arts Center.