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By AbdulAziz
@Emasburinong (1085)
Indonesia
February 23, 2026 6:14pm CST
Why is it that in my country, the budget for food is prioritized over everything else? It confuses me, as education and job creation should be prioritized. There are even ministers who say that the budget for food is more urgent than job creation. Logically, having a job means earning money, and that money is used to buy nutritious food. Why not give them a fishing rod, instead of just giving them fish? That just wastes the budget every day.
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@AmbiePam (133070)
• United States
24 Feb
I truly do get your point, and understand why you feel the way you feel. But necessities to live, to just live, have to put a high priority on food. Now, I absolutely believe you have to teach a man to fish instead of giving it away, but they need the care to show up to learn how to do it. That means an emphasis on food. Perhaps money should be cut from elsewhere to focus more on education and job creation. Education and job skills are imperative.
Education is a big problem in my country too. So is getting people job skills. There are jobs available, they just need certain skills to be able to do them. Money to learn them is not easy to come by these days.
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@Emasburinong (1085)
• Indonesia
24 Feb
Providing training can be done only a few times until they're proficient. That way, they can fish for themselves, rather than being given it for free, which ultimately leads to laziness. It also saves a few percent on the budget.
Unfortunately, the budget for nutritious food also cuts into the education budget.
