I think we might have to agree to differ on this one. Besides, I'm no economist and I don't know what the best way out of this fanancial crisis might be, but putting people out of work deliberately and closing down the economy doesn't seem to be the way to go about things to me, so it's interesting to hear tyhat whenever this tactic of severe cuts has been used in the past it's always been without success.
My business is in the arts and I can see that a lot of us are going to be very badly hit as people (and institutions) lose confidence in their ability to spend.
One example: One of my agency clients is an excellent team of Zulu cultural performers. http://www.zulutradition.com Normally at this time of year - especially for October which is Black history Month - we'd be fighting off engagements for schools and colleges. This year my guys are really struggling.
OK, fair enough, the world doesn't owe them a living, but it's not just them, it's reflected in performers right across the board. This is a hidden side of unemployment. Performers (musicians, actors, dancers) rarely show up on the unemployment figures because a lot of their out-of-work time is cinsidered 'resting' between gigs. But when the rests are longer than the gigs, then they cease to be self-sufficient.
The old joke is far too close to the truth: Q. What do you call a folk singer without a girlfriend? A. Homeless.
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Date: Oct. 25th, 2010 08:07 pm (UTC)My business is in the arts and I can see that a lot of us are going to be very badly hit as people (and institutions) lose confidence in their ability to spend.
One example: One of my agency clients is an excellent team of Zulu cultural performers. http://www.zulutradition.com Normally at this time of year - especially for October which is Black history Month - we'd be fighting off engagements for schools and colleges. This year my guys are really struggling.
OK, fair enough, the world doesn't owe them a living, but it's not just them, it's reflected in performers right across the board. This is a hidden side of unemployment. Performers (musicians, actors, dancers) rarely show up on the unemployment figures because a lot of their out-of-work time is cinsidered 'resting' between gigs. But when the rests are longer than the gigs, then they cease to be self-sufficient.
The old joke is far too close to the truth: Q. What do you call a folk singer without a girlfriend? A. Homeless.