The rich must love the rupiah too

The rich must love the rupiah too

From Warta Ekonomi

I was touched when I saw/read that the Love Rupiah Drive had been participated in not only by ministers but also by governors and regional officials. They all demonstrated their love for this nation by selling their U.S. dollars (exchanging them for rupiah). If the public at large follows suit, the exchange rate of our rupiah against the dollar will surely strengthen again.

However, more importantly, business tycoons and other wealthy people who keep their dollars in other countries should exchange their dollars for rupiah. They must also realize that their participation is badly needed now. They also have to prove that they love Indonesia, in good times and bad.

It is not fair only to call on the "little" people to love the rupiah. They love the rupiah because they have nothing but the rupiah. Well-off people, who have huge amounts of money in dollars, should be ashamed because these little people have put up a good example by willingly exchanging their dollars with rupiah and donating both cash and gold.

V. PHILBERTHA

Jakarta