There's no such thing as a free lunch...Or is there?
It's official. The next president of Indonesia is former army general Prabowo Subianto. Quite how the next five years will pan out is anyone's guess but hopefully the foreign pundits who always bring up his dodgy human rights record will be proven wrong. Nonetheless, on policy making, Prabowo's popularist move to literally offer the poor 'a free lunch' every day of the week does not augur well for the future. Such a policy - if it ever came to fruition - would cost a phenomenal amount of money and likely lead to huge inefficiencies (food waste) and poor incentives (make people lazy). Another concern is Prabowo's strong nationalist bent. Thus, in the possible event that he finds himself with his back against the proverbial wall in the face of stern economic challenges, there is a big chance that he will simply scapegoat foreigners. But he will have to be careful. Construction of the new capital city, Nusantara, for example, is highly dependent on foreign in
Ah that all looks like my future..... can't wait
ReplyDeleteMan! This is so true that I wonder if we didn't marry the same woman!?
ReplyDeletei don't know whether to feel sorry for you or the indonesian woman who serves as your inspiration. i met a bule guy who didn't hate the idea of eating padang food with hands, he on the contrary loved it!
ReplyDeleteAnon - why don't you comment using a pseudonym? Anonymous is so, er, anonymous.
ReplyDeleteAs for nasi padang, it's just a bit too messy to be eaten with hands in my opinion!
well, at least not as messy as bakso, haha...
ReplyDeleteLOL! A very funny tutorial-based-on-experience, eh?
ReplyDeletejust blogwalking, but i can't leave your blog without saying a thing. :D
All points I can do except #21. Nobody trashes Pink Floyd!
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