We can do better than this.
The US government has the capacity to develop a nationwide program to put artists to work. Whether it's painting murals or developing new digital content that can be safely shared. Playwrights and screenwriters can be paid to write new shows while musicians can create new songs. There's so much untapped potential right now. And we know that audiences need artistic uplift to entertain and soothe.
As evidenced by the recent economic stimulus bills passed by Congress, we have the means. We just lack the will. There's the troubling mindset that artists don't need to be paid a lot or at all because they "are lucky to do what they love." Every artist has a story of someone offering them the opportunity to provide work for free for elusive "exposure." People sometimes proffer that artists should go and get a "real job" if they want to be paid better.
A broader program would be good not just for the economy of the reeling country, but for its soul as well. We need the federal government in conjunction with state and local governments to hire artists right now.Elisa Shoenberger is a journalist and writer. She has a B.A in Latin American History from the University of Chicago, M.A.
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