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LET THEM EAT DIAMONDS: Nat'l Endowment For Arts $148M/Year vs Security At Trump Towers: $183M/Year

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Trump's proposed budget eliminates funding for the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities, which at $148 million makes up 0.003% of the Federal Budget. But as a tweet with the tagline “Let Them Eat Diamonds" pointed out, that's far less than the $183 million that will be spent guarding Trump Towers each year of a Trump presidency.

Cost of security for Trump Tower: $183 million/year

Budget for National Endowment Arts/Humanities: $148 million/year

Let them eat diamonds. pic.twitter.com/Jux4NCW0UD

— Elliott Lusztig (@ezlusztig) March 16, 2017

PS: The proposed budget also cuts all funding for public broadcasting (NPR, PBS) 

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