Government should subsidize my poetic life

I think I have made my case quite accurately. It is now in the hands of the voters to judge. I thank my opponent for a spirited and timely debate, and I wish them well in all their practical and impractical endeavors. To correct a few factual errors my opponent made, however: 1. Elvis was not only a "rock and roll" and "actor". He sang blues, Gospel, bepop, lounge, country Western and other genres. 2. Just because my opponent is a cheap-skate when it comes to their cats doesn't justify me being a cheap-skate and ungenerous miser when it comes to mine. Also, I am agoraphobic so I need to have all my cat toys shipped to me, if possible. My opponent did not consider shipping costs. True, I get free shipping on orders of $49 or more, but that means, at the very least, I must spend $49 a month which, with tax, quickly comes to $55. I will admit though that my budget was slightly over-inflated as I am anticipating procuring a new Exotic Persian Shorthair in the ensuing months. 3. My opponent may not appreciate cat fashion, but he should not ad hominem against those who do. And before they accuse me of laundering money, they should do some reserch on what actual cat fashion costs: http://www.nipandbones.com... The "Blue Princess Cat Dress" alone costs $23.99. Add that to the $36.99 "Cleopatra Cat Costume", the $20.99 "Cutie Patootie Hoodie" and the $29.99 "Pink Zebra Pajamas" --- well, Google calculator can tell you how soon this all adds up. I dislike the fact my opponent accused me of criminal activity and he should be docked points for his asseriton. 3. While it is true there is some decent anime on Netflix and I do watch it regularly, the selection of anime on Netflix is DWARFED IN ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE by the real breadth of available anime --- even when we consider that which is dubbed (blegh!) and subtitled in English. When you consider what is available in Japanese only, as well as the upstart South Korean, Taiwanese and mainland Chinese anime markets, your head veritably spins in excitement! Now, I seriously question how my opponent is getting anywhere near enough anime for under $120 a month. Perhaps torrent downloading? See, I don't do that sort of thing and I think the opponent should have points docked. When you acquire anime by means such as this, it takes money out of the hands of the anime producers and, if everyone did that, we wouldn't have ANY good anime. Considder the current Amazon price for the first 100 episodes of Spongebob Squarepants on DVD: $52.49! That is almost half of my monthly budget, and it only provides 66 hours of watching. If I watch 4 hours a day, that is only 16 days --- half a month, roughly. Clearly, my opponent has failed to think this one through. In conclusion, I may have made a few points which could've been stated better. Keep in mind that I only barely completed high school. I would have dropped out but my mom wouldn't let me, and since I lived with her I sort of had to stay. Some kindness and consideration should be taken for my lack of education and wisdom in these matters --- but I will say this, I never accused my opponent of laundering money, nor did I ever ad hominem at my opponent or say he should be docked points for supposed "issues of character." Now to close with another cat poem: My cat Charlie lays upon the lofty bean-bag like a big white wedding cake. He snores malignantly --- his snore disturbs me. I shuffle over, like a daydream, and wake him up, saying, "Quit snoring! Charlie! I can't hear my anime!" He looks at me with cold boredom, cold disdain then lays down his head between his declawed paws and commences to snore again. . . http://www.youtube.com...