Another striking image comes from Brendan McMahon for the "Huffington Post," saying that out of the one trillion dollar budget for military and defense-related spending, if only 0.05 percent were allocated to the arts, we would be able to pay for 20 full-time symphony orchestras at 20 million dollars apiece, and give over 80,000 artists an annual salary of 50,000 dollars each.
Satu lagi gambaran jelas oleh Brendan McMahon di "Huffington Post," mengatakan daripada belanjawan satu trilion dolar untuk ketenteraan dan belanja berkaitan pertahanan, jika hanya 0.05 peratus diperuntukkan untuk seni, kita akan mampu membayar 20 simfoni orkestra sepenuh masa pada kadar 20 juta dolar setiap satu, dan beri lebih 80,000 artis pendapatan tahunan 50,000 dolar seorang.