Free coffee and discounts it ethical for voters ?

Free coffee and discounts it ethical for voters ?

In addition to the additional rest days , voters in legislative elections this year won a variety of incentives , ranging from free coffee in the foreign franchise to discounted admission to tourist attractions .

Just by pointing fingers inky blue , the sign has been cast in the polling place , residents can enjoy a variety of facilities and discounts offered dozens of shops and restaurants .

The community enthusiastically welcomed this incentive . Observers cultural communication from the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences University of Indonesia Devie Rachmawati said this was an attempt to use the momentum of business .

" It captures consumer behavior our society with the incentives inherent in both political and social , " said Devie .

One of the ' bonus ' of voters who received a lot of attention in social media is a discount of 30 % of the British beauty products and promotional offers buy 1 to 1 of a coffee store franchise from the United States .

No doubt the consumptive nature of Indonesian society are also factors that make this a popular incentive system , said Devie .

" In the culture of Indonesian society is included in the short-term public society . Society of the short-term that causes the lowest savings rate of the Indonesian people in Asia and it is characterized by the nature of the consumer , " he said .

Short-term community can also be tagged from the tendency to use emotional side .

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Incentives voters expected to invite the community to participate
Nonetheless , Devie see nothing ethically wrong .
" This is the concept of social responsibility of business entities to donate what they can contribute in order to build a culture of Indonesian politics . Ethically it is good . Precisely because I support our new community to the extent that , " said Devie .
" This assistance is given to help the business community in order to determine its future seriously by coming into the voting booth and can enjoy economic bonuses bonus .
" In the context of building a political culture for Indonesia's political history is very young compared to other countries , it's good to be done . Hopefully this may encourage people to participate in the elections , " he concluded ....

BBC