So I quickly looked up these annual budgets, converted all four to euros, and divided by the population. The results are quite an eye-opener.
(Due to some strange blogger formatting issues, you'll have to scroll down to see the table.)
| USA | Canada | UK | Ireland | |
| arts budget (millions per annum) | US$ 125 | CND$ 180 | STG 417 | EURO 80 |
| arts budget (millions of €) | 86.68 | 130.808 | 597.42 | 80 |
| population (millions) | 303.2 | 33.05 | 60.59 | 4.3 |
| € per person | .286 | 3.96 | 9.86 | 18.6 |
| reference | here | here | here | here |
So, in the United States they'll flip you a quarter and say "good luck", in the UK you'll get a tenner, but in Ireland each person has 19 euros of their tax money put towards the arts. And you know something? I think it shows!
Anyone else want to contribute the numbers for their country?
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As you may know Canada is currently under siege from the right wing Conservative party. While our numbers are somewhat better than those sad figures for the U.S. they are still nowhere close to those of the UK, let alone Ireland. We don't know what is in store; the depth and character of the recession will only emerge in the coming year, but it is hard to be optimistic. Thank you for your wonderful table. We need this sort of quick response, global view. Keep up the great work.
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