Artisans, so long the forgotten children of V2, are now a fully-functional and useful POP. Until you go through the industrial revolution, you should love and cherish these guys, and look after them; they will buy RGO items and produce the goods your population is failing to get from the WM. And they provide good tax income, too. Don't be afraid to offer them a subsidy, if you can afford to, it helps them no end.
How do you subsidize artisans? Is this a PDM thing, or something I missed?