On Sun, 20 Feb 2000, Jon Corelis wrote:
> This gives me an idea. As we all know, the U.S. government pays
> subsidies to farmers not to grow soybeans, potatoes, whatever. (I
> assume other countries have similar programs.) The purpose is to
> support the farmers' interests by keeping prices up.
>
> And as we also all know, there is too much poetry being published
> of too little value.
>
> So, what could be more logical than to have the government
> institute a poetry subsidy -- that is, to pay poets not to write
> poems. This means that the supply of poems would be reduced, which
> in turn means, by classical free market economics, that they would
> be worth more.
>
> Well what do you think? Should I write my Congressperson?
>
I think the already do this in Holland.
I've always fantasized myself about a Twayne series of critical books
for potential authors, to encourage them and what not.
David Latane
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