The unreported facts about the riots in Egypt, and a way forward for the Egyptian people. From Freedomain Radio, www.freedomainradio.com Sources www.fdrurl.com Text: Egypt: The Price of Statism 6000 years ago, Egypt was the first state. 6000 years is a long time to try a social experiment out -- how's it going? Well, after 6000 years of state rule, more than 40% of Egyptians live on $2 a day. A tyrant has ruled for over three decades. Protesters and activists are arrested and imprisoned at will. 70% of the population dependents on food subsidies and handouts from their political masters. The Egyptian government spends $2.74 billion a year on bread subsidies alone. The government spends more on subsidies -- including gasoline -- than on health and education. This breeds ever-increasing political corruption and favoritism, endless dependence on state handouts, and destroys Egyptian agriculture, because it's impossible to compete with almost free food. The Egyptian government depends on $1.5 billion of stolen US taxpayer money every year. Why are the riots happening now? Well, the food price index has jumped 32% in the second half of 2010, and Egypt is the world's largest wheat importer, reliant on countries like Russia and Pakistan for its food supply. The Russian and Indian governments have both recently banned grain exports, cutting off Egypt, among others. Egyptian agriculture has tried to make up the difference, increasing its output by over 20% recently, but it's not <b>...</b>