Should opera houses receive public funds?/Should indie rock venues?

[DavidB.]

No/No.  It is not my job to prop up entertainment that can not survive on its own. 

This (normal).

But if I really had to choose between Yes/No and No/Yes, I'd go for the latter option. Operas will always exist and don't need to be propped up by the taxpayer. The public at an opera are generally perfectly able to pay for this themselves. Indie... rocks, and I could understand helping some creative, talented, local bands, even though I'm still (and will always be) against funding this publically.