What should public spending be spent on, arts or science?
Both! Cut military spending and add to social services, arts and scientific research.
The politicians should never make it an either/or issue. Both are essential for human health and development.
Both. It doesnt have to be (and shouldnt be) all or nothing. I think the tilt of higher spending should be towards science though.
"Estimated U.S. military spending is $886 billion. That's from President Trump's budget for Fiscal Year 2019 submitted to Congress. It covers the period October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Military spending is the second largest item in the federal budget after Social Security. "
The size of US military budget is obscene, the money ought to spent on science, the arts, and medicare for all. No other country in the world spends this kind of money, closest is China whose 2017 military budget was $175 billion.
It's expensive trying to dominate the world economy.
Social Security isn't a budget item. SS comes from the trust fund that the congress has been raiding to cover the wars!
On the public. So, yes arts and sciences. Education is always the main key, since it's linked to opening career paths, healthier living, better communication and soo many great things.
I don't usually hear a lot of push back on that type of spending. The argument is usually that most don't see any results in the spending done. On top of that, they don't know how much or how it's distributed or used. I think that's usually the hang up. I've even had libertarians agree that if they knew exactly where their taxes were going and that it was on things in their community, they wouldn't mind paying them.
Is Architecture Art or Science. Are Historical Paintings or Artifacts dated by Scientific Methods. Are Plants and Flowers subjects or artistic beauty or scientific study. Do Medical Books and other Scientific Publications without artistic explaination.