Economist Hanaa Kheir el-Din says the entire wage system needs to be overhauled, and the food subsidies cannot be removed until ordinary working Egyptians can earn a living wage.

• 经济学家艾尔丁说，埃及的工资体系需要全面改革。艾尔丁认为，在普通的埃及劳动者可以挣到一份足以糊口的工资之前，政府补贴不能取消。