Why not a banana over Texas?

Good question. Why not indeed. After all a giant floating banana is just the kind of artistic whimsy that brings a smile to people's faces. The gesture free of the complications of everyday life like lawyers, engineers, scientists, mathmeticians, and so forth.

Surprise! Floating a banana balloon over Texas requires all those people and about a $1-million.

Well, I guess that makes it kinda weird, but if he wants to spend his million dollars that way...

Err, not quite! It seems Cesar Saez doesn't really have a million to spare, so he wants to spend your million dollars that way.

Hah! Tough luck buddy. There's a new sherrif in town. Our government isn't just gonna fork over our hard-earned money for this hare-brained scheme.

Umm, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec kinda had some money sitting around so they told Cesar he could use that.

But without the arts our society is diminished!

I agree. And when the statist elites determine the public can't be trusted to decide what artistic endeavours to support our society is equally diminished.