[CalRobert]

Right, and it would be great if people who wished to become artists could avail of this, but now it only goes for people who already are artists.

[Retric]

Many people who are artists can’t afford to stay artists.

Pulling a 80 hour workweeks at 24, supporting yourself while doing something else is not sustainable. Similarly someone supporting themselves as an artist + a kid is suddenly a very different situation.