Economy and security

Economy and security

From Koran Tempo

The only habit that human beings never seem to be able to give
up is justifying their own actions and blaming other people when
things go wrong.

With the country in such a bad way, this habit has become even
more pronounced.

In the context of economic recovery, high-ranking officials in
the economic sector usually blame the security situation as the
reason why economic recovery has been very slow. They argue that
only when security is good can business and investment improve.

Is poor security the reason for the slow economic recovery?
The answer is no. In fact, as the result of serious efforts by
the government and the public, the security situation, previously
precarious, is now improving.

Localized and sporadic security disturbances cannot be used to
claim that the country is insecure. Bombings and shootings are
not unheard of in many other countries. Unfortunately, in
Indonesia, while security is improving, the economy is still in a
poor way.

Clearly, there is no correlation between the poor economy and
security. Therefore, who is really to blame?

FARID LUTFI

Serang, Banten