Use our tax properly<\/p>\n
I share the same sadness as D.J. Pamudji (The Jakarta Post,
\nJuly 15: Bloating caused by starvation).<\/p>\n
Indonesia is indeed a very rich country however the people are
\nso poor. We don't know how long this has been going on for. While
\nkids have bloated bellies, another channel on TV shows corruption
\non an enormous scale in the General Elections Commission (KPU)
\nand Ministry of Religious Affairs. What a sad reality. One
\nchannel shows people who cannot even have one decent meal for one
\nday and another a billions of rupiah corruption scandal, and it
\nseems the whole institution is implicated.<\/p>\n
What is even worse is that the embezzlers are intellectuals,
\nthe ones most responsible for helping their fellow countrymen.<\/p>\n
I would like to call upon all fellow Indonesians to be
\ncritical toward how the tax we pay from our hard-earned money is
\nbeing used. Remember, we all fight to earn our minute amount of
\nmoney and must not let it be used wrongly by the government. We
\nalso need to start to change our attitudes,
\nwhich can lead to corrupt practices.<\/p>\n
We need to start in our own neighborhood and we have no time
\nto spare. We need to start now. If we don't start to care for our
\ncountry, nobody will. We can not be certain that our own children
\nor grandchildren will not become the next victim of poverty. And
\nwhen it happens to us it will be all too late. The embezzlers
\nwill still live happily and lavishly. Let's work harder and fight
\nto create a better community. Let's volunteer for our cause.
\nAfter all, we live, play and work in this beloved country. If
\nthis sounds like mere rhetoric to many of us, probably we are
\ndestined to make things worse than now.<\/p>\n
MUKHTAR CHUA, Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/use-our-tax-properly-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }