tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post27426965711101615..comments2024-02-27T16:30:55.317-08:00Comments on Ruminations on Art and Life: Then and Now: What Happened?R-Atencio Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12903093020241117220noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post-71653317224279605382010-08-18T14:37:58.913-07:002010-08-18T14:37:58.913-07:00I think it's a lot of things. The notion of st...I think it's a lot of things. The notion of stopping "to smell the roses" is considered quaint. People seem to be always in a hurry. The most important thing is to make more money. The electronic age has actually isolated people. (No matter how many "friends" on your Facebook, you're still alone on your computer) Then there is the Me generation and instant gratification.The Federal government is in gridlock. The local governments never seem to have enough money so don't even think about art and music. I agree with Mary S. If President Obama or any members of Congress were to propose anything like WPA, they would get an immediate and viscious response.<br /><br />It was a gentler time in the 30's and 40's, even with the terrible economy. SZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post-3413612330806165132010-08-18T11:52:46.016-07:002010-08-18T11:52:46.016-07:00Good article, RA. I have often wondered about that...Good article, RA. I have often wondered about that, too.<br />BrittAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post-6803994427240896992010-08-18T11:45:19.821-07:002010-08-18T11:45:19.821-07:00I think that Pres. Roosevelt was able to get WPA p...I think that Pres. Roosevelt was able to get WPA projects funded because the country had already suffered so much under Pres. Hoover. Whereas most of our economic suffering today though caused by Pres. Bush's policies are blamed on Pres. Obama so he and his policies get the blame. If he tried to institute a program like the one you described, he would be barraged with insults and hostility. Mary S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018518028836674066.post-40528355720394851372010-08-18T08:21:33.641-07:002010-08-18T08:21:33.641-07:00That's a good question. Why isn't teaching...That's a good question. Why isn't teaching art & music important? I know my kids were inspired by their art,music and theater teachers.CeceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com