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1. “There’sno suchthingas a free lunch.”If youhave evertakeneconomicsyoumayhave heardthat
phrase and youwouldunderstandthatevenaso-called“free lunch”costssomething.Soalthoughsome
museumsinLondonmaybe free to getinto,someone ispayingforyourvisit.
Yes,it wouldbe wonderfultobe able tovisitmuseumsforfree inAmerican;however,the requestis
quite unrealistic. Museumscostmoney;the people whoworkthere aren’tvolunteeringand daily
maintenance isrequiredwiththe amountof people visiting.Sowhythenare some museumsinother
countries,suchas England,free?
To make thislesscomplicated,becauseeverycountry’seconomicsystem isdifferent,Iwill justfocuson
England.Museumsreceive all sortsof fundingfrom variousorganizations,butin2001 the Labour
governmentensuredfree admissionintonationalmuseumsastoprovide everyoneaccesstothe
country’scultural sites. If the governmentisfundingit,thenthatmeanstax-payersare fundingit.
Tax moneycollectedgoestoall sortsof differentprograms;publicschools,the militaryandroadrepairs
to name a few.AndinEngland,some of the tax moneygoestomuseums.Ina non-directway,the public
ispayingfor theirtickettoa museum.
In America,however, the governmentisnotusingourtax dollarsto fundmuseums.Insteadvarious
grants bothfromthe governmentandprivate sectorshelpfundmuseumsand,of course,earnedincome
fromthe ticketyoubuy.In an ideal world,yes,museumswouldbe free tothe public.But,like England,
evenif theywere free tothe public,citizenwouldone wayoranotherbe payingfortheirticket.
However,Ipersonallywouldnotmindif mytax dollarswenttohelpfundmuseums.Museumsprovide a
cultural experience thatIdo not thinkonlythe elite shouldhave.Beingable totake elementaryschool
kidsto museumsforfieldtripswouldgive kidsagreaterappreciationforart,cultural,andhistorythat
theycannot learninthe classroom.Museumsare an interactive waytolearnaboutthe worldthat
everyone shouldhave accessto.