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[...] “Corporations see a vibrant cultural landscape as a magnet for talent,” goes the thinking behind Kansas City’s vibrancy, according to one report; it’s “almost as vital for drawing good workers as more-traditional benefits like retirement plans and health insurance.” (Did you catch that, reader? Art is literally a substitute for compensating people properly. “Let them eat art,” indeed.) [...]
this is a little tendentious (it would be more accurate to say that art could be framed as a complement to existing benefits, one which the corporation cannot really provide anyway) but still funny
[...] “Corporations see a vibrant cultural landscape as a magnet for talent,” goes the thinking behind Kansas City’s vibrancy, according to one report; it’s “almost as vital for drawing good workers as more-traditional benefits like retirement plans and health insurance.” (Did you catch that, reader? Art is literally a substitute for compensating people properly. “Let them eat art,” indeed.) [...]
this is a little tendentious (it would be more accurate to say that art could be framed as a complement to existing benefits, one which the corporation cannot really provide anyway) but still funny