there would be an uproar if our taxes were used to fund something seen as a luxury available to only a select few.
I would respectfully suggest that Opera, the Olympics "the Arts" are just at the tip of the iceberg in the" Elitist Subsidy" stakes.
Just to stir the pot a bit more,- A local village was denied a new rail-halt as the cost of meeting the disabled/wheelchair access legislated requirements made it financially unviable.
Unfortunately , G.A. is seen as an elitist hobby, because it is!
Like yachting, there are fairly modest ways of indulging, but if you go mainstream,the costs escalate.
" If it Flies, floats or fxxs,-rent it " Words of a Sage, indeed.