For High Return On Investment, Fund The Arts

“Not many investments return $5 for every $1 put up – at least, not many legal investments. That eye-popping $5-to-$1 calculation comes from a new study of the impact of arts and cultural groups on the economy in Philadelphia and its Pennsylvania suburbs. Given the chance to reap such handsome returns while boosting a key asset to the region, state and local government officials should be more bullish than they are on the funding of arts and culture.”