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Re: GOP seeks to claw back Kennedy Center's $25M stimulus payout, as opera house continues layoffs
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 12:44 pm
by Valentina327
AllofFive19 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 06, 2020 11:11 am
Valentina327 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2020 10:57 pm
AllofFive19 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2020 12:21 am
Maybe Fox didn't hear Trump say that he thought it was a great idea that the Kennedy Center get that money. Maybe they forgot (or didn't know) Melania Trump is on the board of trustees.
How does that play into anything?
The 4 prior first ladies are honorary chairs, as is Melania.
It plays into it because Trump thinks that them getting the money is a great idea. I thought I said that quite plainly.
Did he cite Melania being an honorary chair, as the other first ladies are, as being the reason why he thought it was a good idea?
I don't recall seeing that anywhere.
Re: GOP seeks to claw back Kennedy Center's $25M stimulus payout, as opera house continues layoffs
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 3:55 pm
by Della
Honestly? I don't think any taxpayer monies should go to these places. I don't know why we fund a lot of pork. Why does public spending need to be involved?
"The total cost of construction was $70 million.[10] Congress allocated $43 million for construction costs, including $23 million as an outright grant and the other $20 million in bonds.[12] Donations also comprised a significant portion of funding, including $5 million from the Ford Foundation, and approximately $500,000 from the Kennedy family.[15][16] Other major donors included J. Willard Marriott, Marjorie Merriweather Post, John D. Rockefeller III, and Robert W. Woodruff, as well as many corporate donors.[16] Foreign countries provided gifts to the Kennedy Center, including a gift of 3,700 tons of Carrara marble from Italy (worth $1.5 million) from the Italian government, which was used in the building's construction.[17]
Cost to taxpayers just to contribute = 43 MILLION
But donations were...what?
Re: GOP seeks to claw back Kennedy Center's $25M stimulus payout, as opera house continues layoffs
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 11:35 pm
by AllofFive19
Valentina327 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 06, 2020 12:44 pm
AllofFive19 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 06, 2020 11:11 am
Valentina327 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2020 10:57 pm
How does that play into anything?
The 4 prior first ladies are honorary chairs, as is Melania.
It plays into it because Trump thinks that them getting the money is a great idea. I thought I said that quite plainly.
Did he cite Melania being an honorary chair, as the other first ladies are, as being the reason why he thought it was a good idea?
I don't recall seeing that anywhere.
I don't know what you're digging for, but I'm not playing.