Pittsburgh New Music Net

Now. The PA House is planning to vote on this issue TODAY. So call, don’t write, e-mail, text, or tweet. Call. A reminder that the proposed FY09–10 state budget is set to include an amusement tax on arts events, museums, and zoos (zoos!). Not sports events, not arena shows, just people who want to go hear a good string quartet, enjoy a painting, and see polar bears swimming around (preferably all at once). Every non-profit is struggling right now. Donations are down, and of course, endowment income is down, so to single out arts, education, and science non-profits for what amounts to a sin tax is just bonkers.

Citizens for the Arts in PA has a great tool for quickly finding contact info for your legislators, so please call before 5 p.m. today.

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