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A recent study commissioned by Americans for the Arts, funded by the NEA and 91 local jurisdictions and conducted by the Georgia Institute of Technology found the nonprofit arts industry generates $134 billion in total economic activity nationally. It also generates $24.4 billion in federal state, and local government revenues annually. By comparison, federal, state, and local governments collectively spend less than $3 billion on support for the arts each year. That translates to an ROI of more than 8-to-1. That bears repeating: for every one tax dollar spent on the arts, eight are returned. When we reduce support for the arts, we need to understand that we are not cutting frills. We are undercutting an industry that is a cornerstone of tourism and revitalization. Conversely, when we increase our support, we stimulate tax revenues, jobs, and the creative energies that...

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