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Should Indonesia raise fuel prices?

BBC News -- Nationwide demonstrations. Clashes between police and protesters. Women in front of parliament banging pots and pans demanding that the government does not raise the cost of fuel.

The issue of whether or not to raise fuel prices in Indonesia even become a trending topic on Twitter this week - with "Turunkan harga BBM" (Cut fuel prices) becoming a Twitter meme, according to the Jakarta Globe.

Raising fuel prices is politically sensitive in Indonesia, where it's thought almost half the population lives on $2 a day.

But with international oil prices rising above $100 (£63; 75 euros) a barrel, the Indonesian government says it is not able to sustain subsidies for much longer.

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Submitted Mar 29, 2012 By: dasAuto

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 31, 2012 5:47:08 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse sadly, the gulf between the rich and poor in Indonesia is growing even greater and this is not helping the rather volatile situation already in place.
BluWahoo Champion Author Pensacola Posts:3,119 Points:380,665 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:25:10 PM Ignore BluWahoo Report Abuse Lower the taxes, raise wages, drop prices on groceries, food, utilities and maybe Americans could live on less per day.
DrCashFlow Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:7,075 Points:1,629,095 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 3:03:33 PM Ignore DrCashFlow Report Abuse How much has indonesia's govt stolen from the people?
judgemobile Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,580 Points:2,447,085 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 2:47:40 PM Ignore judgemobile Report Abuse the MARKET must decide, not politicians.
ned23 Champion Author Columbus Posts:3,116 Points:293,390 Joined:Dec 2003	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 8:48:06 AM Ignore ned23 Report Abuse They will have to raise them, but they should probably do it very slowly.
puinsai808 Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,554 Points:729,255 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 7:57:10 AM Ignore puinsai808 Report Abuse Do they have a choice?
bart_reed Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,984 Points:787,580 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 6:19:55 AM Ignore bart_reed Report Abuse This is fuel for heating and cooking? No one is driving with $2/day wages.
Tucker16 Champion Author Ottawa Posts:1,160 Points:544,750 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 5:45:29 AM Ignore Tucker16 Report Abuse The majority of fuel subsidies go to benefit of the well off, not the poor.
gazprize Veteran Author Toronto Posts:483 Points:125,120 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:48:01 AM Ignore gazprize Report Abuse maybe something to think abt
teamsimons Champion Author South Carolina Posts:2,483 Points:503,620 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:47:11 AM Ignore teamsimons Report Abuse Raising fuel prices is politically sensitive in the USA, too. We empathize with the low wages among the Indonesians and wonder how their government is able to "afford" subsidies. Can the fuel industry there not sustain itself? How does the situation there affect the USA, if at all? That country is so far away http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia and we wonder if they get their fuel the same place we do...
BoerneWatch Champion Author San Antonio Posts:15,551 Points:2,455,890 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:42:12 AM Ignore BoerneWatch Report Abuse I have been saying this for years. If everyone paid the real market price for gas plus had a tax to fully fund roads and bridges, demand would go down and so would the real market price for gas. These people have been led to believe that cheap gas is a right and that is just plain dumb. Bankrupt the country and have a revolution later or raise the price of gas and have rioting today? That is the question.
paul12011 Champion Author Chicago Posts:1,758 Points:91,055 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:37:24 AM Ignore paul12011 Report Abuse ridiculous
rwrMO Champion Author Missouri Posts:2,546 Points:581,170 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:37:11 AM Ignore rwrMO Report Abuse we have the same problem it is just we make higher wages when we can find a job!!
survken Champion Author Indiana Posts:2,497 Points:439,030 Joined:Jul 2010	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:36:27 AM Ignore survken Report Abuse Why not?
fenster66 Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:3,360 Points:676,040 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:36:08 AM Ignore fenster66 Report Abuse interesting....
AnObserver Champion Author New Jersey Posts:8,364 Points:2,259,730 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:35:21 AM Ignore AnObserver Report Abuse This story is quite a bit off the beaten path - must be a slow news day
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,293 Points:2,373,320 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:34:44 AM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse how is this americas business anyway ?
acvw74 Champion Author Illinois Posts:2,110 Points:690,925 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:33:52 AM Ignore acvw74 Report Abuse ok
fxb1 Champion Author Louisiana Posts:2,533 Points:606,985 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:31:36 AM Ignore fxb1 Report Abuse yap
bladecutter Champion Author Houston Posts:4,866 Points:986,025 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:30:03 AM Ignore bladecutter Report Abuse Who cares?
bondo Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:3,521 Points:763,960 Joined:May 2001	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:16:53 AM Ignore bondo Report Abuse So maybe they should get the government out of it and allow the market to price it.
findcheap Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:9,607 Points:2,011,825 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:12:49 AM Ignore findcheap Report Abuse work all day for less than 1/2 a gallon of gas. is there something wrong here?
brbts Champion Author Charlotte Posts:3,648 Points:777,340 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:11:42 AM Ignore brbts Report Abuse Guess they should get used to it - if they want the freedoms and lifestyle of the western world, then they need to take the good with the bad. Just like us, if they can't afford it then so be it. Many in the western world have been doing without for a long time as well.
PADI Champion Author Ontario Posts:5,144 Points:1,261,870 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:09:54 AM Ignore PADI Report Abuse I don't think they shoul;d raise the price, but this really has nothing to do with us.
BBHybrid Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:6,474 Points:1,296,000 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:09:45 AM Ignore BBHybrid Report Abuse That is an Indonesian problem, not an American problem. We need to fix our own problems first and foremost. We have homeless, starving, welfare problems we can't subsidize but we send billions of dollars outside the country. Should we turn our back on everyone, no, but take care of US citicens (LEGAL immigrants as well) then use what's left to who ever needs money. It is our money to begin with.
livewire300 Champion Author South Carolina Posts:3,380 Points:166,710 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:09:25 AM Ignore livewire300 Report Abuse NO...
9C1 Champion Author Chicago Posts:22,869 Points:4,248,535 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:06:55 AM Ignore 9C1 Report Abuse That is what happens when the government really controls the price of fuel. Want the government to be responsible for the price of gasoline? Nationalize the oil companies.
THEDodgeman Champion Author Denver Posts:8,007 Points:1,949,465 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:06:21 AM Ignore THEDodgeman Report Abuse no....not that this means anything
turbodog Champion Author Mississippi Posts:6,766 Points:1,364,390 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:05:59 AM Ignore turbodog Report Abuse send them hope, we keep the change
BEngr Champion Author Illinois Posts:6,722 Points:1,582,565 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:05:09 AM Ignore BEngr Report Abuse This another example of what governments should not be doing.
rvn4me Champion Author Texas Posts:5,601 Points:1,494,965 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:02:51 AM Ignore rvn4me Report Abuse Another cause for hope and change to support. What little money we have left he can send to them.
gobux10 Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,179 Points:680,935 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:02:14 AM Ignore gobux10 Report Abuse supply and demand
FBI2991 Champion Author Michigan Posts:4,220 Points:1,141,815 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:02:05 AM Ignore FBI2991 Report Abuse Worry about our prices, not Indonesia's
silverfox63 Champion Author Michigan Posts:8,130 Points:1,613,665 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:00:57 AM Ignore silverfox63 Report Abuse Why not, everyone else is.
kobes1 Champion Author Florida Posts:2,502 Points:559,560 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 4:00:16 AM Ignore kobes1 Report Abuse Ok
angel4me Champion Author San Jose Posts:2,814 Points:796,045 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 3:59:28 AM Ignore angel4me Report Abuse everyone else does
CSharpGuy Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:9,482 Points:1,900,335 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 3:59:09 AM Ignore CSharpGuy Report Abuse The planet lives on oil. Can you say world wide depression?
cash70 All-Star Author Madison Posts:681 Points:758,725 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 3:58:22 AM Ignore cash70 Report Abuse Ok.
Gas_Buzzer Champion Author South Carolina Posts:14,161 Points:2,594,365 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 3:57:46 AM Ignore Gas_Buzzer Report Abuse Well, "pot-banging" certainly works there. What about here?
lbrinkmn Champion Author Minnesota Posts:2,744 Points:1,838,690 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 3:57:37 AM Ignore lbrinkmn Report Abuse ok
muquee Champion Author Harrisburg Posts:2,436 Points:524,070 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 3:56:50 AM Ignore muquee Report Abuse Have enough of our own to concern ourselves with.
snarkysmarko Champion Author Baltimore Posts:3,073 Points:690,000 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 3:56:14 AM Ignore snarkysmarko Report Abuse why can't we protest over here about the raising of gas prices?
bridgerunner Champion Author Virginia Posts:4,797 Points:1,008,785 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 3:55:54 AM Ignore bridgerunner Report Abuse Whether they know it or not, someone is paying for the increases. Note: "the Indonesian government says it is not able to sustain subsidies for much longer........
MattieDale Sophomore Author Cincinnati Posts:236 Points:207,275 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 3:55:52 AM Ignore MattieDale Report Abuse I am forced to agree. Not our problem.
minnesotagirl Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:5,872 Points:1,233,620 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 3:55:37 AM Ignore minnesotagirl Report Abuse Not our concern
95Vette Champion Author Missouri Posts:2,525 Points:633,405 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 3:55:26 AM Ignore 95Vette Report Abuse Why do I need to care about indonesia's fuel prices.....
nobodyMO Champion Author Kansas City Posts:2,251 Points:554,305 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 3:55:00 AM Ignore nobodyMO Report Abuse If they need to raise it let them.
SUNOIL Champion Author Toledo Posts:5,250 Points:1,926,980 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 3:54:36 AM Ignore SUNOIL Report Abuse I don't care.
fcdriver Champion Author Tennessee Posts:7,258 Points:1,475,780 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 3:53:10 AM Ignore fcdriver Report Abuse nobody ever aske us whether or not they should raise prices here
friday21 Champion Author Toronto Posts:5,363 Points:687,335 Joined:Jul 2010	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2012 3:52:43 AM Ignore friday21 Report Abuse Its their problem. Who cares?