Prabowo: People Don't Dream of Being Rich, They Just Want to Live Worthy and Well

JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto emphasized his government's commitment to running the national economic system based on Article 33 of the 1945 Constitution (UUD) purely and consequentially.

According to the Head of State, fulfilling the basic rights and decent living conditions for all Indonesian people is far more urgent than merely pursuing the status of a rich country.

This was conveyed by Prabowo in his inaugural speech at the 19th DPR RI Plenary Meeting of the V Session of the 2025-2026 Session regarding the presentation of the Macro Economic Framework (KEM) and the Fiscal Policy Elements (PPKF) of the 2027 State Budget at the DPR RI Building, Jakarta, Wednesday, May 20.

"Our people do not dream of experiencing a rich life, but they dream of being able to live decently, well," said Prabowo.

In his speech, Prabowo explained in detail the form of decent life that fulfills the basic dreams of everyday people. Starting from food sufficiency, access to health to job security.

"They dream of being able to eat well every day, being able to give milk to their children, being able to find medicine when their children are sick or their father is sick. They dream of having a decent house, they dream of seeing their children go to school healthy. They dream that their parents can get a good job with enough income," he said.

The Head of State emphasized that these simple dreams are a constitutional responsibility that must be realized by the state.

Based on the results of the evaluation and calculation of the latest data on national potential, President Prabowo admitted to being optimistic. He believes that Indonesia has more than enough financial capacity and resources to make the people prosperous, provided that the constitutional mandate is carried out without deviation.

"After I evaluated, after I saw the numbers, after I saw how great our wealth is, I am increasingly convinced that implementing the 1945 Constitution must be the responsibility of all of us. We certainly want a better future for our people," he said.

Furthermore, Prabowo also reminded the essence of the lofty ideals of the founders of the nation which are enshrined in the constitution as the main foundation for Indonesia to advance.

"Earth, water and all the natural wealth contained in it must be enjoyed by all Indonesian people. That is the ideal of our founding fathers and only that can make us take off to achieve our common goals," he said.