again: POVERTY (by Rakhmani, S.Sos. M.Si)

in 2011 recorded 39 million more poor people in Indonesia, is still quite large when compared with the population reaching 250 million more. still high level of poverty, while not a few budgets have been issued to deal with it, still it does not decrease more in the range of 1.5 percent. The main reason of course there are many policies, programs and activities were not well targeted. This course gives an indication of erroneous planning of poverty reduction are made. The error stems from the use of information that is not valid and accurate. preparation of plans limited to the use of the figures behind the desk without looking at the substance of poverty itself. how to understand poverty if no review is multi-disciplinary approach, economic, social, cultural, and even defense. poverty is not only economic problems, poverty occurs because terhimpitnya society in which the structure does not give the poor flexibility to utilize the potential of self and nature in which they live. poverty consciously or unconsciously has been designed, created and maintained by the parties who want poverty persists as a form of exploitation of a new style of slavery in today's modern era. whereas in the religious philosophy of the poor themselves immersed belief that every human being is basically the same, was born with nothing and returned to the bosom of his god, no nothing. that is, work hard at what makes humans different in the end, so that poverty is not limited to a destiny that must be mourned, but there is poverty because of inequalities mastery of assets and access to resources as a result of unjust structures that are running. It could be a regulatory structure policies that do not pro-poor but more pro rulers and businessmen, not the people but the pro market and pro-free market capitalists. Another thing, of course, the policy of uneven development, the distinction between town and country priorities, between center and periphery, and so on. what impact these injustices, poverty is the estuary of the excess negative imbalance of development, after-effects is the development of social problems (beggars, vagrants, prostitution, child exploitation, human trafficking, criminality, and so on), all of which ultimately cause problems in a state of instability, disruption of national security, adverse impact "chaos" caused riots that occurred that caused the outbreak of unity as a nation.

indonesia berkarakter

there is an interesting, when a friend discussing a banner in the courtyard of an office, in a whisper he said "... Indonesia character", the sentence was pronounced with doubt, is it true? now to be honest to admit, Indonesia is far from ownership "attitude of character" let alone implement it, further than that the second principle of Pancasila, as one of the basic joints of the state and society, has not been actualized in practice. many facts, we are sad to see the condition of living in a society and nation. corruption, as a common enemy, it is still increasingly rampant, violence and even the removal of life, which is clearly one form of life we do not respect the right of a person / community has become everyday life, poverty, unemployment, neglect of people's rights in education / health, and so on, are not characteristic it shapes us as part of a nation called Indonesia. we've been blinded by wealth, power and reliability. we feel it makes them legitimate media to achieve the dream of egoism. it's all because we've closed the door for good heart, kindness in your life together under the Pancasila, so all that happened was the action - reaction to the exploitation of inter-class above and below, the class center - periphery, and so on.
Over time, what do we form these days can be a time bomb, which eventually eroded the unity which we have built. unity that the founding fathers perspective to become a sovereign state, just and prosperous for all people, not for some people.
Indonesia character could not be limited to the words, he must be actualized in real life, character gives an indication of a sign of the humanist self, respect, tolerance, assertive, open, has a vision for the future and democratic. character traits also put an emphasis on aspects of high civilization, that human character is that civilized human beings ... human Pancasila. if we have to believe and desire to realize human character, obviously have to start from the mind which is then actualized in the attitudes, behaviors and actions in the life of self, family, society, nation and state, and it should start from ourselves. beings be characterized, for then create families of character, in the later stages of character will come true community, the state of character even in the life of the world that character.
with a human character, there will be no more violence, we will respect individual differences and develop tolerance, want to care and share, to respect the rights and obligations, as well as the commander made ​​the law and doing good is much more important than doing something bad, evil, terror, and so forth, so Indonesian civilized character who gave birth to Indonesia, Indonesia is peaceful, and prosperous Indonesia, how do you think?

family's role in combating corruption.

corruption ensnare a person who was one of the causes stem from the family. How? imagine, you're in that position. when your income is not sufficient variety of household expenditure needs, either for yourself, your wife, your children or, even worse your needs are also used to meet the needs of others, for example: the lever you, your laws, your brother , your relatives, and others ... how do you able to fulfill it? of course you are looking for extra income alternatives. way, be positive, could also be negative. in corruption, then your expenses are covered by revenues that are unlawful, illegal, negative, such as: abuse of position / power to get you something, might be: money, goods or other things. it turns out, with the action of your income could actually double your income compared with the official for a month. not to mention if your wife demanding jewelry, designer furniture to fill the spaces in your house that has been built with very grand, the demands of your children to have a motor vehicle (car, motorcycle, etc), equipment yourself (clothes, accessories) , lecture coveted place with expensive fees, parents who need to be given pleasure and service (as a form of existence of your success), would require money, which you get from an improper way.
various thoughts, attitudes and behaviors into your media changes from good guy to bad guy, from straight to winding, the result is really ironic in addition to bearing the burden of psychological (not soundly asleep, edgy work, etc), psychosocial (hated by society, labeled negative and isolated from society), you also risk jail for violating the law. 've got you from that risk? My advice, think a thousand times, never do, just give understanding to your own and your small family and large, accept what is available today as a gift, and fortune have set the Lord, no need to use unlawful means just for fun moment when life on earth, you and hopefully we can all reap the wisdom behind its simplicity, may the blessings of our lives, because there is death after life, and there is life after death, there are calculations that determine, where do we will be placed, heaven or hell is choice, and in the world, this moment, if not all of that yesterday we have to chose, how do you choice?

how to eradicate corruption?

how to eradicate corruption? short answer from yourself "do not want corruption" that was the problem not all want to say "no", because of factors including greed plus establishment. if this factor which appears so any deterrent effect the death penalty though, will not be able to change the paradigm change of mindset, attitudes, behaviors and acts of corruption. mental corruption must be scraped out of each new individual then corruption can be eradicated. will to eradicate the self-start, which then accumulates into one group / community, society, until a country. This condition occurs when certain corruption will gradually be diminimaliris even eliminated. the question is, would we do that? starts from ourselves? how about you ...

Poverty?

poverty? can be eliminated? answers can be hard work, but need to be preceded by the commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to change, life is a struggle and poverty is not destiny, but we (ourselves alone or together, the institutional, organizational) may be a cause of poverty it happened, therefore we also have to deal with it. no one want to be called poor, but if no one called the poor is certainly no so-called rich, this is one of mindset that poverty trap trapped in our thinking together, we consider the poor and rich is the vocabulary for a difference, and we are taught to discriminate distinguish, therefore we need to perpetuate poverty as a form of existence "I am rich", ironic, thought it traps us in a cage to require that "poverty does not need to be eradicated" and "let poverty still exist", because of changes in welfare means changing the position of establishment already deeply rooted in individualism "I'm rich, and you are nothing", poverty is still poverty behind it, stored existence, the ego, economic, political ... etc, that can be utilized for power or preserve and perpetuate the existence of the establishment without limit, once again ironic if not tragic ...

corruption is a common enemy

corruption is a common enemy, combating it requires hard work and sincerity, self-start, to say no when things are going to bribe or to say no when there is a gap to make the deviation of power, there will never be corruption if you do not want, however they tried to suppress, influence, even threatening, however what we do in the world eventually ends up in death and the journey does not stop, we headed to a second life in the last world later in the search reaches of hell or heaven, how do you choice?

KEMISKINAN DIPERANGI ATAU DIPELIHARA?

Oleh : Rakhmani, S.Sos, M.Si*)

Banyak kalangan memandang kemiskinan adalah suatu malapetaka, dan karenanya pemerintah menjadikan pengentasan kemiskinan merupakan kebijakan dan program strategis untuk dilaksanakan,semenjak kemerdekaan hingga 65 tahun usianya kini. Mengapa kemiskinan menjadi isu penting dan strategis? Ternyata tidak semua kalangan menghendaki kemiskinan hilang dari bumi ini,dan sudah menjadi hukum alamnya kemiskinan sudah ada sejak jaman purba hingga kini,hanya mungkin kuantitasnya yang mengalami pasang surut.
Mengapa kemiskinan tetap ada dan tidak hilang? Pertanyaan ini menjadi sebuah “joke” yang apabila ditelaah tentu melahirkan tawa bersama.Kalau kita mau jujur, mengapa kemiskinan tetap ada walaupun berbagai kebijakan dan program telah banyak diregulasikan, ternyata tidak semua menginginkan kemiskinan tersebut lenyap.
Kemiskinan oleh mereka perlu dipelihara, mengapa? Paling tidak ada 3 (tiga) alasan mendasar kemiskinan perlu dipelihara, dan kalaupun harus dikurangi…okelah tidak apa-apa, tapi jangan sampai hilang…singkatnya, janganlah masyarakat sejahtera semua, selalu saja ada yang dikategorikan “orang miskin”, yaitu :
Pertama, Kemiskinan merupakan komuditi ekonomi yang layak jual, Lihatlah masa pilkada, banyak kandidat berkampanye untuk mewujudkan kesejahteraan dan memberantas kemiskinan, banyak program gratis dikumandangkan, keberpihakan pada orang miskin dijual, layaknya menjual kecap baru yang lezat dan “memabukkan”, tujuannya agar “orang miskin” pada akhirnya memilih si calon, yang ironisnya memang pada suatu wilayah orang yang berkategori miskin atau mereka yang dengan kesadarannya disebutkan “miskin” jumlahnya bisa lebih dari separuh penduduk setempat, dengan kata lain, menarik simpati orang miskin dengan kebijakan dan program kemiskinan pada akhirnya menjadi kartu truf agar si calon terpilih sebagai orang no.1 di daerah dimaksud. Artinya si calon menjual kemiskinan untuk kekuasaan, dalam perspektif ini kemiskinan merupakan sebuah komuditi yang layak jual, demi sebuah kekuasaan.
Kedua, Orang miskin ternyata merupakan tenaga kerja yang murah. Dalam perspektif ekonomi, sebuah produksi tentu membutuhkan sumber daya manusia. Dengan memanfaatkan tenaga orang miskin yang memang melimpah, dan mereka bersedia dibayar murah ternyata berkontribusi bagi langgengnya kemiskinan. Hubungan saling menghisap yang tidak berkeadilan tersebut ternyata terjadi tidak saja di kalangan dunia usaha yang memiliki UMR-(yang oleh kalangan pekerja selalu dikatakan tidak cukup) tetapi perusahaan selalu untung, tetapi juga terjadi di kalangan masyarakat, dimana orang miskin menjadi orang suruhan kalangan berpunya, untuk mengerjakan suatu kegiatan produksi dan jasa dengan bayaran yang sangat kecil.
Ketiga, Orang miskin mudah dimobilisasi, dipolitisasi dan dimanfaatkan oleh orang-orang yang ingin mengambil keuntungan terhadap suatu kegiatan di masyarakat, bahkan untuk kegiatan kejahatan sekalipun. Si miskin mendapatkan uang dari kegiatan tersebut, sementara si empunnya duit, berusaha memanfaatkan kemiskinan untuk mencapai sesuatu, sehingga jangan heran orang miskin banyak terjerat tindak kejahatan dan penyakit sosial lainnya tanpa disadari dan dikehendakinya.
Kita semua tentu sepakat, memberantas kemiskinan tentu tidak mudah, tetapi mewujudkan masyarakat yang hidup layak dan berkeadilan adalah cita-cita bersama yang harus diwujudkan, melalui kerja keras secara bersama-sama, kita berusaha mewujudkan masyarakat yang hidup layak dan berkeadilan, Insya Allah…(Penulis pemerhati pembangunan sosial)