American capitalism began with English colonial policy, which established basically free markets internally, combined with mercantilistic regulations to control international trade.
From having lived in different countries I think I'd claim the more mercantilistic a society the more unwilling it is to support art and the more people you find who say artists are wasting taxpayers' money.
Definition of mercantilistic in US English:
mercantilistic
adjectiveˌmərkəntiˈlistik
See mercantilism
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American capitalism began with English colonial policy, which established basically free markets internally, combined with mercantilistic regulations to control international trade.
From having lived in different countries I think I'd claim the more mercantilistic a society the more unwilling it is to support art and the more people you find who say artists are wasting taxpayers' money.