In Reply to: Rupiah posted by jrr on Wednesday, 1. April 2009 at 20:07 Bali Time:
Many people in Bali earn less than 1 million per month working a 6 day week - so 100,000 is the more than 2 days pay - so like giving around $400 to an Austrlian on average income - hardly a 'token gift'!
Also, handing out 2.2 million to a group of people may send the wrong message.