http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/street-performers-and-the-social-contract/ Ideas on Liberty Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:46:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/street-performers-and-the-social-contract/comment-page-1/#comment-52868 James Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:01:41 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/uncategorized/street-performers-and-the-social-contract/#comment-52868 You've got to be kidding me....all the bullshit about earning a living under difficult circumstances...police brutality blah blah blah...not one word about paying their fair share ....of taxes ...which support the very park in which they perform,,,you've got to be kidding me...I love and support our street musicians but they should not be exempt from paying taxes like anyone else struggling to make a living.... That you could publish an article with an omission like this is worse than a lie...it's shameful.... You’ve got to be kidding me….all the bullshit about earning a living under difficult circumstances…police brutality blah blah blah…not one word about paying their fair share ….of taxes …which support the very park in which they perform,,,you’ve got to be kidding me…I love and support our street musicians but they should not be exempt from paying taxes like anyone else struggling to make a living….
That you could publish an article with an omission like this is worse than a lie…it’s shameful….

]]> http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/street-performers-and-the-social-contract/comment-page-1/#comment-44769 Melissa Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:52:24 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/uncategorized/street-performers-and-the-social-contract/#comment-44769 I am doing a research on how busking is no longer legal in teh UK, does anyone have any reference material, books, etc? I am doing a research on how busking is no longer legal in teh UK, does anyone have any reference material, books, etc?

]]> http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/street-performers-and-the-social-contract/comment-page-1/#comment-37029 john Thu, 30 Dec 2010 07:00:05 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/uncategorized/street-performers-and-the-social-contract/#comment-37029 Street performers rights are quickly being marginalized by corporate interests. A dollar you put in the hat is a dollar your not giving to a retailer. The cops harass these guys until legal fees for petty charges leave them bankrupt. Check out this guys struggle! http://vimeo.com/18181300 Street performers rights are quickly being marginalized by corporate interests. A dollar you put in the hat is a dollar your not giving to a retailer. The cops harass these guys until legal fees for petty charges leave them bankrupt. Check out this guys struggle! http://vimeo.com/18181300

]]>