In Reply to: But what if posted by Hillary on Monday, 11. October 2010 at 08:33 Bali Time:
Sure,but at least the state taxes in Aus are spent on the state, and fed funding is bases on population etc and all have access to education and medicare. We do have a safety net,but Indonesia does not operate this way and people miss out.
Bali is the cash cow but its people do not benefit greatly,it provides employment for people from other parts of Indo as well. You only had to see how deserted the streets were during Idul Fitri,to see the extent of this employment.