Civil servants are people too

Civil servants are people too

From Republika

With the price of fuel going up, civil servants (PNS) have to pay more for transportation. Poor people receive some sort of transportation subsidy but not civil servants, who have not received a raise.

Is the Corps of Civil Servants (Korpri) still around? If this organization still exists, it must do something to improve the lot of civil servants.

Unfortunately, Abdurrahman Wahid lost his presidential seat before he could realize his plan to raise the salaries of civil servants by 100 percent. Civil servants must thank Habibie for secretly raising their salaries while he was still president.

A direct presidential election would really be a boon for the people, as they could elect someone who would really fight for them, and not only for their political party.

If the political elite is concerned about the common people, they must ensure that the 1945 Constitution will be amended to allow for direct presidential elections.

YASFEN LEO

Jakarta