Pearls Before Swine?
Tempo
June 18, 2002
| Do you agree to the government revoking subsidies for political parties? (June 7 14, 2002) | ||
| Yes | ||
| 91.8% | 755 | |
| No | ||
| 7.5% | 61 | |
| Unsure | ||
| 0.7% | 6 | |
| Total | 100% | 822 |
SEEMINGLY, the political party has become a new vehicle for raising funds. Suppose a political party receives a subsidy of Rp1,000 per vote. If a party gets 3 million votes, it would pocket Rp3 billion. No wonder the executives of the so-called Batu Tulis and Kuningan versions of the National Awakening Party
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