In historic first, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoes most arts funding in Florida

you know the difference between conservatives and yogurt?

yogurt has culture

Destroy creativity and culture ✅

Destroy and devalue the educational system ✅

Smells like Isis, nazis, Mao, the Spanish Inquisition, etc in here

Aside from the simple fact that fascists hate all art (and everything and everyone, really) that doesn't hew to their narrow prejudices, I expect that a lot of the problem is that, as opposed to his cronies in the prison industry or the private school industry, none of the recipients of art funding pay him kickbacks.

Amazing that they will do this and then turn around and complain about the destruction of western culture.

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Economic studies have shown that every $1 spent on arts and culture programs generates about $9 more in related spending.

Leave it to Republicans to cut off their nose to spite their face.

I would like it if we could make the wealthy assholes from states like Massachusetts who chose to change their "residence" to Florida but continue to live in Massachusetts to actually be forced to live where their primary residence is.

Instead, they just make a paperwork change to pay less taxes in blue states, vacation away from the rabble in their states of "primary residence," and go right back to living in the states where the policies they supposedly dislike fund the culture and political climate they actually enjoy.

It is the first time that no money will be allocated for arts and culture programs by the state.

Republicans are well on the way to building their dream theocratic wasteland.

How long until swim suits have restrictions? Laws for showing ankle?

Are they eventually going to bring back stoning?

In order to pocket it. He signed a budget deal that his wife got the lion's share to the tune of over a hundred million. He's for sure an anti woke christofascist that wants to harm a large number of people, but he's also greedy as all hell. Anything he can defund by screaming "woke!" at it is more funds he can redirect to his cronies and his pockets. He's playing his voters for fools and the rest of us are forced to deal as best we can.

I also doubt very seriously that this state will have a trustworthy election. He's installed hick ass yes men all through our state government. I'm willing to bet Florida comes up deep red, but it won't be accurate. This state is corrupt as fuck. It deserves the coming storms.

It's because he's about as sophisticated as linoleum from the 70s. Look, it's fine to have less personality than drywall, but that doesn't mean you should take away everyone else's paint.

Welcome to the state where no fun is allowed.

$90 million would’ve been impressive and would’ve rivaled what New York does.

California only does about $30m, and Texas is around $15m. I guess Ron wants Florida to be in last place among the biggest states.

I'd rather have Nathan Explosion for Florida governor.

That will surely spare his state from impending doom

Miami is still under water right now, correct?

He must have just learned that men played women's parts in the past and didn't want to support all that "woke" stuff.

This is not something yet widely known in Florida arts circles...thank you for sharing this.

Guess he's trying to continue his anti Disney program.

Because of course he did.

Even the “Art of the Deal?”

My seashell picture frame business is doomed.

For fucks sake ron