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[aldo @antoniusaldo]

@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN @ezash Mom and dad finally back together

[Ricky Ho @rickyho_1989]

This chart is interesting because it highlights one of the strongest political and economic arguments supporting Prabowo’s free meal and nutrition program, namely the idea that improving nutrition access and consumption at scale can generate meaningful second-order effects on regional economic activity, particularly in lower-income provinces where household purchasing power remains weak and multiplier effects from government spending tend to be materially larger than in wealthier urban regions.

And at first glance, the positive correlation between SPPG density and regional GDP growth does make intuitive sense because a nationwide nutrition program does not merely distribute food, but also creates demand simultaneously across agriculture, fisheries, poultry, logistics, transportation, packaging, kitchens, local SMEs, and labor hiring, meaning fiscal spending can circulate through local economies multiple times and temporarily support consumption growth meaningfully, especially in regions where economic velocity remains structurally low.

Importantly, nutrition itself also matters economically over the long run because healthier children generally experience lower stunting rates, better educational outcomes, stronger cognitive development, and eventually higher labor productivity, which means nutrition policy can theoretically function not only as short-term stimulus but also as long-duration human capital investment if executed effectively and sustainably.

That said, investors should also be careful not to overinterpret this chart because correlation does not necessarily imply causation, while some provinces showing stronger growth may already benefit from commodity cycles, mining activity, tourism recovery, infrastructure spending, or statistical base effects unrelated to the nutrition program directly, especially considering the observed time frame itself remains relatively short for drawing definitive structural conclusions.

And this is where the real macroeconomic challenge ultimately emerges because while large-scale welfare and nutrition programs can support near-term growth through fiscal redistribution and consumption channels, sustaining them over the long run still depends on whether the broader economy generates sufficient productive wealth creation, industrial upgrading, tax revenue growth, labor income expansion, and private-sector dynamism to fund the program sustainably without materially weakening fiscal credibility.

Because ultimately, free meal programs redistribute economic output, but they do not replace the need to create economic output itself.

If Indonesia simultaneously succeeds in strengthening manufacturing competitiveness, attracting productive investment, formalizing labor markets, upgrading infrastructure, and improving productivity growth, then nutrition spending could eventually become one of the more valuable long-term investments in the country’s human capital base.

But if underlying wealth creation remains structurally weak while fiscal obligations continue expanding aggressively, then even socially beneficial programs may eventually encounter budgetary and macroeconomic constraints over time.

The chart therefore reflects something much larger than nutrition policy alone because it ultimately captures the broader debate surrounding Indonesia’s future growth model itself, namely whether long-term economic expansion will primarily come from productive investment and industrial capacity building, or increasingly rely on fiscal redistribution and state-supported consumption growth instead.

[aldo @antoniusaldo]

@stockmapping Yah mungkin sy udah gaada di dunia ini

[tirtoid @TirtoID]

Purbaya Pangkas Anggaran MBG Rp67 Triliun

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[Anies Rasyid Baswedan @aniesbaswedan]

Izinkan ikut berpendapat tentang situasi belakangan ini…

[Genius Japan @JPNGenius]

Snoop Dogg, 藤原聡, Ado & Tori Kelly「STRANGER THAN HEAVEN」がHOT TOP 100のTOP 10入りを果たしました

未発売の楽曲としては、日本曲として初めてTOP 10入りを果たしました

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最新のチャートの動きと最新情報をチェックしよう

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[Elliot Alderson @senimemancing]

Jadi meme favorite kalian apa dari kelas hari ini guys.

Versi gue:

[aldo @antoniusaldo]

@tanprim Km pedro pascal apa chris evans?

[aldo @antoniusaldo]

@slaymuggle She does sound pretty good. If the bar was set this high, we're fucked indeed.

[aldo @antoniusaldo]

Selalu cemas tiap pagi ini knp y. Padahal ya gaada apa2 siangnya. Marakke kesel wae.

[aldo @antoniusaldo]

Target pasar: aku

[WatchmenID @WatchmenID]

Siapa yang pernah ngerasain pengalaman pacaran beda agama?? 😔

Sinemaku Pictures kembali hadir lewat film terbarunya: PATAH HATI YANG KUPILIH! 💔

Akhir tahun ini di bioskop~

[aldo @antoniusaldo]

Sayang banget hujan di ungaran artinya banjir buat semarang bawah. Semarang mood e nek rak panas yo banjir, raiso tengah2.

[aldo @antoniusaldo]

Yo piye ya, pisau yg cukup tajam untuk membunuh, juga cukup tajam untuk memasak.

[aldo @antoniusaldo]

@LukasIndra5 Biyen kelas 6 SD gaweane mangani iki mbek sego kucing ben awan

[aldo @antoniusaldo]

Jadi boomer gabisa kalo gak nampilin tag seri hape di hasil jepretan.

[Dimas Wibowo @dadimdum]

Ngomong apa gaes ke barber selain "rapihin aja mas"

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[aldo @antoniusaldo]

@tanprim semangat

[kida @kidasnow]

catholics really got the hardest aesthetic of all time

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