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Keep art in galleries, not government offices

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Published August 26, 2016 4:03am ET
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Keep art in galleries, not government offices
Although the scandal-plagued Department of Veterans Affairs regularly claims it needs more funding to care for veterans, it somehow didn't think twice about installing the expensive decorative rock and Morse code displays. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) | Charles Dharapak

What do a $1.2 million decorative rock in Palo Alto, a $185,000 pile of thread balls in Pakistan and a $285,000 “artistic” Morse code display on the side of a California parking garage all have in common?

You paid for them.

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