Question

read the claim below. the government should not use taxpayers money to fund the arts. select the piece of evidence that best supports this claim. the largest government arts program costs the average taxpayer only about forty - five cents per year. private citizens, corporations, and foundations already spend billions of dollars each year to support the arts. the federal art project was a government - funded program that employed thousands of artists during the great depression.

Explanation:

This evidence shows that the arts already have substantial non-government funding, so taxpayer money is not necessary to support them, directly backing the claim that government should not use taxpayers' money for this purpose. The other options either minimize the cost of government funding (weakening the claim) or give an example of successful government arts funding (opposing the claim).

Answer:

Private citizens, corporations, and foundations already spend billions of dollars each year to support the arts.