Marginalization of the poor

Marginalization of the poor

From Berita Yudha

Juwono Sudarsono once said that in the context of globalizing production and finance and investments, there is a tendency to concentrate wealth among a small number of people. It happens everywhere.

It is imperative that the basics of equal distribution be thoroughly reviewed. Twenty percent of our population enjoy more than 50 percent of Indonesia's riches, while 50 percent of our population have less than 10 percent of the country's wealth.

If this imbalance continues, people will become cynical regarding appeals from the authorities. The current situation is worse with the forest fires and the resulting smog. It is the little people who suffer most.

Then there is the depreciation of the rupiah. It is not only big businesses that are going through difficult times, small businesses have also been hit. Meanwhile, the price of commodities has increased. Who suffers more?

ABDUL RASYID

Yogyakarta