Tulus Abadi*

We agree one thousand percent with the fuel price hike, but it is not possible for our party to give blessing to this policy of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono," said a House of Representatives member from the PDI-P (Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle) party at a private discussion.

Yudhoyono's policy reflects the notion that the fuel hike issue is no longer about the economy, let alone the welfare of the people. Rather, it