People's Voice: 'I Don't Care Who Won, The Important Thing Is That The People Are Prosperous And Don't Lie'

Jalu, a middle-aged man who admits that he always has difficulty getting social assistance in Tangerang/ Photo: Jehan/VOI

TANGERANG The euphoria of the five-year political party can be felt at this time, even though the general election (Pemilu) will take place in February 2024. It is hoped that many parties will be able to bring Indonesia forward, and be able to prosper the people.

Even so with Jalu (53), he hopes that the new president can make the poor seen without anyone else.

Jalu is a small trader who sleeps on the overhang of the Tangerang City Government (Pemkot) office. He is already married, but he was left for a while to earn a living for his wife and children.

Jalu admitted that currently he does not have property, especially money to be brought back to his home in Spatan, Tangerang Regency.

Januanya-tanya, presiden mengklaim bahwa ekonomi Indonesia telah maju dan berkembang. Klaim itu membuat Jalu membuat. Sebab, jika memang ekonomi Indonesia maju, kenapa masih banyak orang miskin, yang tak memiliki apapun seperti dirinya, berkeliaran di jalanan mencari sampah untuk disorbu jadi uang.

Realistis apa yang disampaikan Jalu. Uang, katanya memang menjadi kunci agar bisa menjalani kehidupan dengan layak. Just imagine, karena tidak ada uang anak Jalu menutus sekolah. Let alone uang untuk pembayar sekolah, untuk makanan sehari-hari saja tidak ada.

Sometimes in his small heart, Jalu likes to question the role of the state in his life. Because, various kinds of assistance such as rice to education costs have never been accepted. In fact, he heard from many people, on television, the government likes to share money and basic necessities.

Jalu joked that the existing assistance was actually enjoyed by the people. He said, social assistance from the government was also absorbed by the rich.

"I'm also confused. I want it to be made easier (assistance). To be evenly distributed. Don't be picky. Rich people also get help, sometimes I get confused. People who have it, how come they get it," he said, wiping his head.

"That's why the rice funds are not evenly distributed. Some can, some don't. I'm confused. So it's not that the lure workers are high. The important thing is that the distribution is evenly distributed," he continued.

Jalu hopes that the leaders, especially the next President and Vice President, can prove their promises. Because according to him, if you look at it before, there will be no change.

"I want to know, keep his promises. Because there are a lot of big zeros. Hopefully it can be evenly distributed next. In other words, I don't care who wins, the important thing is to get prosperity and prosperity," he said.

Moreover, Jalu really hopes that educational assistance is really evenly distributed to the lower classes without difficult procedures. Because with a situation like this, he did not make up any assistance sent from the Government at all.

"Hopefully it's the current one. The number of people gets help, so that the children don't go to junior high school. At least until high school. The current year is looking for a difficult job if they don't get a high school diploma. The transfer of assistance is made easier. Don't be complicated," he concluded.