_compared to what?!_ 

And no, probs not. It's widely considered a right among self-respecting "artists" whose art is too important/too misunderstood to be commercially viable. _The market is filthy_ etc

SimpleStacker

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And is it something you think is a good idea?

Maybe this is why you live in Iceland?

For the free fiat money...

Solomonsatoshi

Iceland already has one of these programmes. Some insane number of "artists" are getting half, full, or quarter salary — year after year