Spend (slightly) less on health and more on the arts

doi:10.1136/bmj.325.7378.1432

BMJ 2002;325:1432-1433 ( 21 December )

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Spend (slightly) less on health and more on the arts

Health would probably be improved

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When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern,poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his experience.When power corrupts, poetry cleanses. For art establishes thebasic human truths which must serve as the touchstones of ourjudgement. The artist . . . faithful to his personal vision ofreality, becomes the last champion of the individual mind andsensibility against an intrusive society and an offensive state.

John F Kennedy

The British government spends about £50 billion a year on health care and £300 million supporting the arts. My contentionis that diverting 0.5% of the healthcare budget to the arts wouldimprove the health of people in Britain. Such a move would ofcourse be highly unpopular. When asked whether a tax financedincrease in spending on health would be good for the country asa whole, . . . [Full text of this article]

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