Tax dollars are wasted on a bunch of things. Art, theater, and music are not one of them. So much money is put into jails when it could be directed towards education. Maybe if there was more funds in the education system we wouldn't have to debate wether or not more money should be directed towards business and "entering the work force". Although art, theatre, and music are a workforce of their own, they are not legitimized in the way other cooperations are. Directing more focus or an equal amount of focus to the arts in high school could allow for growth in the in the open mindedness of students in pursuing a career in this field but also increase the amount of jobs in the art field further legitimizing arts as a work force. Directing more attention and tax money in this field would allow for a cycle that removes the stigma around art not being a real profession and growing it as a career.