Of all things we should be spending money on this is not bad at all. When people say "I haven't seen it, why should I pay for it?" It is a bad reasoning. I haven't gone to hundreds of national parks, why should I pay for those ones? I haven't seen dozens of memorials, why should I pay for those. The answer is because others have and others will continue to. As the descriptions states it is one of the most popular performing arts centers. Why not!

The arts are important to a well rounded culture

Without art the riches of the world are worth nothing.

Our most important export is culture. This Center greatly supports the creation of new American cultural works. Rather, we can't afford to lose it!

A country is like a renaissance man. In addition to STEM and defense, it's not complete without the relevancy of the arts

Preserving and protecting our American culture includes supporting the arts of music, dance, and theater to name a few. Like the National Parks and the Smithsonian, the Kennedy Center is vital to American culture and history.

Being a performing arts student myself, I may be a bit biased, but I believe the Arts is something important to the American people, and to ALL people. We have been inspired by the fine arts for centuries, and this has driven people to do great things. Art. Art drove humans forward. You would think that's a little bit of an exaggeration, but it's completely true. We as homo sapiens are inspired by these arts. And when other famous artists inspire younger children, these children will look up to these artists, and these children could do great things if the artists are good people, and those children can grow up to do great things as well. Just from that famous artist inspiring them. The arts are something would should be putting more money into in my opinion.

Education and the arts are two of our most worthwhile investments. Also, they make up such a small fraction of our budget that they cannot be considered wastful by comparison to other spending areas.

The arts are an integral part of our culture! We must encourage all artists to continue to create, question, and inspire!

I will always be a proud supporter of the arts! The arts are what make American culture so special.

Supporting art is important to any country and highlighting ours for all to enjoy only cements our culture.

If we have money to pay for useless wars, we have money to fund the arts.

Theatre, and by extension art in general, is one of the most important aspects of the human condition.

A society flourishes when the arts are supported.