tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post3570365705840719768..comments2023-11-03T00:06:36.875+11:00Comments on Bunyipitude: Random Good FortuneBunyiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14668398379654771814noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-76135341307256752942012-04-18T08:18:29.661+10:002012-04-18T08:18:29.661+10:00The government shoudn't be paying anything to ...The government shoudn't be paying anything to writers or artists at all. <br /><br />People who want to be writers or artists can get a job; stacking shelves in supermarkets, driving taxis or whatever, and write or paint in their own time.<br /><br />If they are any good, they might make a go of it and if not they can stick to their day job.<br /><br />The best way to deal with grant funding bodies, like the Australia Council, is simply to stop giving them any public money. If these bodies wish to keep operating, then they can look for a bit of private support.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-73529000164191189552012-04-17T20:49:27.708+10:002012-04-17T20:49:27.708+10:00Nice post. I agree completely with Lizzie B. Give ...Nice post. I agree completely with Lizzie B. Give them a medal for their efforts, but do not give them any money beforehand. Once they get their jaws on the government tit, it's a job to prise them off again without much screaming and tantrum-throwing.<br /><br />I should warn you that for some bizarre reason, the text of the first reply turned up as the post text when I tried to share this to Facebook. Rather odd, which is why I declined to do so.Perturbedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10708803081795229778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-3622950689675527642012-04-17T15:00:13.278+10:002012-04-17T15:00:13.278+10:00This approach is consistent with that taken for te...This approach is consistent with that taken for tertiary education fees - HECS has the government advancing the amount of (some small portion of) the fee for a degree, against later repayment once the student earns a living.<br /><br />This idea (income contingent loans) could also usefully be applied to the grants fit young things receive to prospectively wear the green and gold. Once a sportsperson earns enough from tennis they should repay the grant they received from the Australian Sports Commission which funded their training.tortfeaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01777051748288414091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-76101105447081479422012-04-17T13:50:22.319+10:002012-04-17T13:50:22.319+10:00Just don't give any grants, Prof. It only enc...Just don't give any grants, Prof. It only encourages writing to committee requirements or luvvie mantras, often the same thing.<br /><br />Thousands of people find the time to sit and blog or comment on blogs. These people write. They are not subsidised. What's different about writing a longer piece of work, a chapter at a time, with more thought and elegance, in your evening hours or out in a little garret of your own making somewhere?<br /><br />Off you go, Lizzie, says The Hairy Ape, pointing out that we'll soon have a spare room.Elizabeth (Lizzie) B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-91965233644267866412012-04-17T12:27:24.208+10:002012-04-17T12:27:24.208+10:00What would a modern government be if its underlyin...What would a modern government be if its underlying purpose wasn't market manipulation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-22150699769212090952012-04-17T11:41:01.741+10:002012-04-17T11:41:01.741+10:00Careful or you'll get a rabid leftie on here c...Careful or you'll get a rabid leftie on here called Bob7-or numbers depending on where he's trolling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-31357369888602531392012-04-17T11:39:48.598+10:002012-04-17T11:39:48.598+10:00The government is already able to recover from ins...The government is already able to recover from insurance compensation payouts any funds expended by the government in the treatment and support of the injured people involved. It does so without any compunction, regardless of the circumstances of the injured parties.<br /><br />So, why shouldn't the government recover from an author's future earnings, eg royalties, literary prizes and so on, any government grants made to that author in respect of any particular book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com