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Charging non-Europeans more to visit Louvre is discrimination, says major French union
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this post was submitted on 30 Nov 2025
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Non-europeans don't pay taxes to maintain the louvre, so they can enjoy it for much cheaper. Having the same price would be actual discrimination.
Cultural institutions are owned by the people of that culture, they should be cheaper (or even free) for them to enjoy.
How many items in these museums are specifically linked to French culture?
I have absolutely no idea. But I'm assuming a french museum has many links to french culture.
This is the argument Trump used to raise prices on National Park entrance fees for foreign visitors
broken clock occasionally right and all that
It's just ironic because I remember the response being general outrage.
Personally I think most western nations can afford to keep their cultural institutions free or cheap for all. I always took a lot of pride in how the Smithsonian was free to all. It's the least we can do after spending billions on bombs
If you consider destroying tourism a good thing.
I think tourists should pay for the impact of their tourism. If that means destructive tourism becomes unaffordable, that's a good thing.