https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/21/forget-sharia-the-new-egyptian-constitution-enshrines-socialism/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:30:49 -0400<![CDATA[Bang, right out of the blocks—a centrally planned economy. No doubt this will be managed by just and wise bureaucrats, appointed on their merits and without regard to connections, and magically immune to graft—given how corruption is so rare in Egypt’s political culture. How could central planners possibly fail with all the tools the constitution puts at their disposal, like wage and price controls, unconstrained income redistribution, and centralized allocation of capital?]]>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:40:45 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/21/forget-sharia-the-new-egyptian-constitution-enshrines-socialism-n98490