Legal Literacy - Every government policy should be based on the mandate of the constitution, not just short-term budget calculations. However, in practice, the excuse of "efficiency" is used as a tool to cut budgets in essential sectors such as education and health. As a result, the fundamental rights of the people guaranteed in Article 31 and Article 34 of the 1945 Constitution are violated by the state itself. The state, which should be responsible for educating the nation and caring for the poor, is instead destroying the main foundations of people's welfare.

 More ironically, this cut occurs amid increasing state spending for other interests that often do not directly impact people's welfare. When education and health—two main pillars of national development—are seen as a budget burden that must be reduced, then the state is essentially digging its own grave.

Efficiency Policies That Contradict the Constitution

 The state is not only negligent in carrying out its obligations, but actively makes decisions that harm the rights of the people. Article 31 Paragraph (4) of the 1945 Constitution explicitly states that the education budget must be allocated at least 20% of the APBN and APBD, while Article 34 Paragraph (3) of the 1945 Constitution affirms that the state is responsible for providing health facilities for the people.

 However, when the budget for these two sectors is reduced, the question is: does the government really want to build this nation, or does it allow its people to remain in ignorance and health deterioration? Logically, how can we talk about national progress if the people are not healthy and uneducated?