Basically, Tilla covered what I meant, though I was also addressing at the same time the comments that said that art is its own reward.
And yes, artists are currently getting the shortest end of the stick as it is. At the very least the tradespeople involved in artistic production get paid immediately for their work. That's why I'm entering into a creative tradesperson's trade myself, so I can work to bring other people's creative endeavors to life while simultaneously being able to afford to work on my own art. Because even if I manage to become part of the top 10% of best selling authors, I would never be able to live off of my writing. Bestselling authors today can't afford to live off of what they are making from their books unless they are constantly delivering new product to the market. And even then it's a good deal of luck and a whole lot of sacrifice.
So basically, what I am for is artists getting paid, and also tradespeople who work in the cultural industry getting paid. And even though that does not exist as much as it should in today's world, I'm not sure killing that product to spite the executives is the right way to go about it. Because without the product, everyone involved loses. With that same product under new management, only the previous management loses. And really, it's this management that we are targeting.