Governments have always been wary of the arts because they're wayward and ambiguous and because they deal with feelings rather than facts.
Well, what did we buy? Instead of a leaner, smarter government, we bought a bureaucracy that now tells us which light bulbs to buy, and which will put 16,500 IRS agents in charge of policing President Obama's health care bill.
A city building, you experience when you walk; a suburban building, you experience when you drive.