In its News Section, The Jackdaw (No. 29, June 2003) reports that the Arts Council for Britain is angling for tax breaks for artists. According to the Council, there are about three-quarters of a million artists in the country, many of whom are earning so little that they are forced to do menial jobs on the side. “No shit,” comments David Lee editorially. The Jackdaw argues against tax breaks lest Britain ends up like Holland, “with warehouses full of state-funded ‘art,’ which they cannot even give away, but are too craven to torch.” A good point, but not radical enough. Not even a luxury tax on art in all its forms would make a big difference here. The problem is on the supply side: there are too many artists in the country. Worse, there are too many art schools, and they all accept too many students. Only a few should be left open, and even those few should slash admissions. Better still, let aspiring artists pay for their own education. And in full. In a decade or two there would be a marked decline in the amount of crap in the art market. On top of everything, the remaining artists would be much better off, as well.