tpo 4 lecture 4中的这段话是什么意思？

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Well, as a matter of fact, a lot of politicians who did not believe in government support for the arts, they wanted to do away with the agency entirely, for that very reason, to get rid of governmental support. But they only succeeded in taking away about half the annual budget.  And as far as the public goes,
well…there are about as many individuals who disagree with the government support as there are those who agree.  

这里说一些政治家不相信政府会支持艺术，然后说“they wanted to do away with the agency entirely”，之后又说“taking away about half the annual budget”，这里我有点看不懂，这些政治家到底要干什么？他们的行为是对arts好还是坏？

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这里有个But强转折呢，就是说他们是想摆脱政府资助艺术，但是只有一半依赖与政府的时候才能获得成功。就是希望和现实是相反的

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2# 萝卜须根多
这些政治家到底要干什么？他们的行为是对arts好还是坏？