That would require everyone to pay more for their basic food.

[He runs his hand through his hair, a little frustrated.] I suppose...this is the farmer's boy in me. I was very poor when I was younger. One of the only entertainment I had was the village plays, and the actors were all equally as shabbily dressed as I was back then. They weren't paid for their shows either. You could give them money if you were impressed, but otherwise you could just sit down and watch them for free.

It seemed fair to me back then, that actors had it harder than farmers. But here it seems to be the other way around.