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# LET THEM EAT DIAMONDS: Nat’l Endowment For Arts $148M/Year vs Security At Trump Towers: $183M/Year
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/let-them-eat-diamonds-natl-endowment-for-arts-148myear-vs-security-at-trump-towers-183myear/
- Published: 2017-03-16T13:26:32.000Z
- Updated: 2017-03-16T13:26:32.000Z
- Description: [UPDATED] 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. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/03/let-them-eat-diamonds-natl-endowment-for-arts-148m
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[![DIAMONDS](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d26b70dc970c-200wi "DIAMONDS")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d26b70dc970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

\[UPDATED\] 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](https://t.co/Jux4NCW0UD?ref=hypebot.com)  
>  
> — Elliott Lusztig (@ezlusztig) [March 16, 2017](https://twitter.com/ezlusztig/status/842347042630443009?ref=hypebot.com)

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

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