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I don’t agree as his economic, social, political plans(if he had any ) are nothing but a complete failure:First, and most of all he overthrew the first democratically elected president of Egypt that is Dr Mohammad Morsi. This is a political atrocity, let alone his crimes against human’s rights, and human rights activists, in addition to the unprecedented number of deaths in his prisons; mysterious disappearances of youth females and males - some times from same family- among political prisoners that I feel compelled to compare it to the disturbing regime of Binoche in the Argentines.Now let’s begin;Have you ever seen a president who is the only source of law, economical procedure, or social reform, and although our country has hit the bottom he is still continuing "successfully" with his accomplishments "engazat", but only in the media and in his illusion.Have you ever seen a president, sorry a government who would give a salary that wouldn’t even cover the monthly price for bread for a family of four.( e.g: scavengers salaries).Have you ever seen a state that all its leaderships happen to be either army or ex-army pensioners, while its scientists, best students, and elites are either killed, in jails, or immigrants( the lucky ones).Have you ever seen a land rendering its youth ( 75% of Egyptians are youth under 25 years) such a message:“There is no place for you here young man, no school, no university, no medical, neither social care, and no jobs neither…..why don’t you just hit the road”Last but not least: have you ever seen a parliament and a government fight hard to convince their people that they should give away their land to whoever would buy/pay for it? Or live with the shortage of water because their neighboring country wishes to build a High Dam……damn!, I wonder where have the men gone these days!!!?if the answer is no, then for sure you realize now that your question is to be reviewed.In his last speech he asked Egyptians to have less children. Turkey’s president is asking his people to have more children , Turkey is 80000000, same size like Egypt. I am going to address El Sisi now:HAVE YOU EVER HEARD ABOUT CHINA, The Netherlands, or Indonesia?the Netherlands, and Indonesia have very high density, while the Netherlands has got no natural resources, no metals, neither oil or gas,none whatsoever, but it is progressing, and getting stronger regardless of the high density.For those who say don’t compare Egypt to other countries? Okay, you tell me what are the measures I should use for a comparison? Where does my country stand from the world, from World Economy, from Democracy, from Equality, from Integrity, from Corruption, please tell me what should I think when it comes to all these issues?.You said in one of your ‘speeches’ addressing Egyptian “ you will pay for each service you ask for, nothing is for free”, but you have never told us how are we going to pay, if our salaries are not figured out by experts like in advanced countries, there they can afford paying because it is added up in their salaries, and if so ……..may I ask what are all these taxes for?For those who say ‘you think you know better’ may be I don’t know better, but I feel better….I feel hunger, I sense injustice, and I know the following:IF ONE “KNOWS BETTER” HE SHOULD KNOW HOW TO LEAD HIS COUNTRY TO THE TOP……….Because this should be the one, and only mission of any President…….simple…isn’t it?Thank you for taking the time and effort to read my answer, I am proud of what I said, the number that read my answer and the big number of upvoters support my point of view, and proved to me I was right in venting out of my chest what I resented since president El Sisi came to power after overthrowing the elected president Dr Morsi, and demolishing the democratic process we were going through, and aspiring for.Now to be fair and subjective I started following many of his supporters, and read their comments on face book;they are three categories• countryside people who are taking low management positions; they are mostly proud Egyptians, yet feel helpless; aspiring to go up the social ladder accompanied by growing wealth that is multiplying thanks to their engagements in pro Al Sisi activities e.g making , and holding banners in favor of al Sisi, mingling and mixing with people in cafes, weddings, and various celebrations to talk in favor of the government. Those are poorly educated yet clean to the degree of naivety, and they believe he is the best for our country; they believe the official media.•The second group supporting al Sisi are Police , and army officers families, judges, and their families, Agents of Prosecutors, and their families, but why? One would ask; why? Because the president belongs to the army, and the regime relies strongly on them to secure his rule. Those groups are enjoying countless privileges for their families including sports and social clubs, free, subsidized resorts and summer holidays for their families, cheap/ subsidized meals in clubs and army force hotels, subsidized transportation, and of course very good salaries and financial incentives; same is applicable on judges, prosecutors, and members of police force for all these privileges they are sticking to their leadership.• Thirdly: Artists, journalists, who are pro Al-Sisi; their mission is to polish the president in the media, they have high income and they owe the prosperity to the regime.In figures I am submitting below some indication of the poor progress, and failure of policies according to Global Finance:Real GDP growth:-2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20126.8% 7.1% 7.2% 4.7% 5.2% 1.8% 2.2%2013 2014 2015 2016* 2017*2.1% 2.2% 4.2% 3.8% 4%GDP (PPP) - share of world total:-1980 1990 2000 2010 2017*0.67% 0.82% 0.84% 0.93% 0.9%Inflation:-2013 2014 2015 2016* 2017*6.9% 10.1% 11.0% 10.2% 18.2%Unemployment rate:-2013 2014 2015 2016* 2017*13.0% 13.4% 12.9% 12.7% 12.3%*EstimateEgypt is the 100 most competitive nation in the world out of 137 countries ranked in the 2017-2018…Iquote from Al Masry El Youm newspaper issued on sep.8, 2013."The Global Competitiveness Report for 2013-2014 issued by the World Economic Forum placed Egypt at the bottom of its report in regards to the quality of primary education"Ref:Global Finance Magazine - Egypt GDP and Economic DataEgypt Competitiveness Rank | 2007-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar | ForecastEgypt's primary education ranks last in Global Competitiveness report - Egypt Independent

There's two systems really.If you're paid hourly, an additional 12.5% is taxed, and then paid into a special, personal, government managed account ("Feriekonto"). When you take a day's vacation, you can get money paid out from this account.If you're salaried, the minimum by law is five weeks paid vacation (so, 25 days). Many places throw in another week, other places have different perks, such as a seventh week on your own dime, for instance. If you're salaried, you receive the same paycheck every month, whether you take vacation days or not.There's a caveat though. You earn your vacation in a calendar year, but you spend your vacation in the following "vacation year", which runs from May 1st to April 30th. So assume a fresh graduate right out of university who gets a salaried job, starting January 1st 2015. He will have zero vacation days all the way until May 1st 2016. He will have the right to take up to five weeks vacation, but since he hasn't accrued any vacation days, he'll be docked on his paycheck for them.Additionally, when you change jobs, all your accrued vacation days are tallied, taxed, and paid out to the vacation fund ("Feriekonto"), and you're stuck drawing from that, and not receiving pay for vacation days until the system stabilizes again. The duration of this effect changes depending on when in the calendar year you change jobs.

It’s a effect of Consumerism, Artificial demand , Capitalist propoganda.There are many theories related to Valentine day one of the most convincing is,Valentine’s Day is named after Saint Valentine, a Catholic priest who lived in Rome in the 3rd Century. There are several stories about St Valentine and over time these stories grew into the legend we know today.At the time of Valentine’s life, many Romans were converting to Christianity, but the Emperor Claudius II was a pagan and created strict laws about what Christians were allowed to do. Claudius believed that Roman soldiers should be completely devoted to Rome and therefore passed a law preventing them from marrying. St Valentine began to marry these soldiers in secret Christian ceremonies and this was the beginning of his reputation for believing in the importance of love.Eventually Valentine was found out and jailed for his crimes against Claudius. While imprisoned, Valentine cared for his fellow prisoners and also his jailor's blind daughter. Legend has it that Valentine cured the girl's blindness and that his final act before being executed was to write her a love message signed ‘from your Valentine'. Valentine was executed on 14 February in the year 270.It wasn't until more than 200 years later that 14 February was proclaimed St Valentine's Day. By this time Rome had become Christian and the Catholic Church was determined to stamp out any remaining paganism. A pagan fertility ritual was held in February each year and the Pope abolished this festival and proclaimed 14 February Saint Valentine's Day, thus establishing this feast day on the Catholic Calendar of Saints.The poet Chaucer in the Middle Ages was the first to link St Valentine with romantic love. This was the beginning of the tradition of courtly love, a ritual of expressing love and admiration, usually in secret. This custom spread throughout Europe and stories grew about a High Court of Love where female judges would rule on issues related to love on 14 February each year. Historians believe that these meetings were in fact gatherings where people read love poetry and played games of flirtation.So how it turned into business as we see today? Well it started, The first mass-produced Valentine’s Day cards were made and sold in the US in the 1840s. Since then, commercialized cards have become the standard—a far cry from the handmade, paper cards with puzzles and poems that used to be sent in the 18th century. Now, $8.6 million is spent on sparkling wine in the week leading up to the holiday, 50 million pounds of chocolate are purchased, and $4.3 billion is spent on flowers alone. Despite the majority of couples saying that they feel Valentine’s Day should only be about showing the love, 62% of couples still feel obligated and end up shelling out the money. One participant from a National Retail Federation study expressed his frustration:“Valentine’s Day is a way for retailers to get you to spend money in their stores. People get caught up in the B.S., and I should not have to spend extra to show I care, and my girlfriend agrees. But we both still spent plenty!”National Retail federation says consumers will spend near-record $19.6 billion on valentine dayWASHINGTON – U.S. consumers are expected to spend an average $143.56 on Valentine’s Day as 55 percent of the population celebrates this year, an increase from last year’s $136.57, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Total spending is expected to reach $19.6 billion, up from $18.2 billion last year. The numbers are the second-highest in the survey’s 15-year history, topped only by the record $146.84 and $19.7 billion seen in 2016.“Americans are looking forward to pampering and indulging their loved ones with flowers, candy, dinner and all of the other Valentine’s Day stops,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. “With the holidays behind them and the winter months dragging along, consumers are looking for something to celebrate this time of year.”This year’s survey found consumers plan to spend an average $88.98 on their significant other/spouse ($12.1 billion), $25.29 on other family members such as children or parents ($3.5 billion), $7.26 on children’s classmates/teachers ($991 million), $7.19 on friends ($982 million), $5.50 on pets ($751 million) and $4.79 on co-workers ($654 million). Those 25-34 will be the biggest spenders at an average of $202.76.“Valentine’s day Spending”[math]2009−$14.7B[/math][math]2010−$14.1B[/math][math]2011−$15.7B[/math][math]2012−$17.6B[/math][math]2013−$18.6B[/math][math]2014−$17.3B[/math][math]2015−$18.9B[/math][math]2016−$19.7B[/math][math]2017−$18.2B[/math][math]2018−$19.6B[/math]Source: NRF's 2018 annual Valentine's Day Spending Survey, conducted by Prosper Insights & AnalyticsWell numbers don’t lie, people are spending exorbitant amount of money just to prove their love , Irony is love is devoid of materialism.Just artificial demand influences the consumers so much that under pressure and frustration one tends to buy certain things which are not only horrendously expensive but also not even worth buying at first place , Like diamonds , the myth about diamonds is that they are rare but they aren’t they are just scarce and are formed by carbon which the 4th common element on earth , it was effect of consumerism and advertisement campaign shown diamonds holding emotional value and sign of true love when exchanged on ring ceremony , Love was directly proportional to the cost of diamonds, diamonds are useless and holds no intrinsic value , DeBeers company has basically controlled the supply of rough diamonds for years. Many believe this set up to be a cartel, like OPEC. DeBeers has doubled down on their stranglehold and spent decades refining and reinforcing the product, not their name brand. Diamonds have been branded as the default signal for wealth, interpersonal commitment, purity, rarity, scarcity, brilliance, and all the emotions to mark each moment therein. By artificially controlling the scarcity of the product (which is not scarce in real terms) and tying it to emotional moments, it drives up the cost because consumers rarely want to deviate from the norm in these special instances.Also in India Cashkaro , held a survey to see the true cost of romance and measure how much people spend on Valentine’s Day. The survey had over 2000 participants, of which 53% were men and 47% were women.Roughly 78% people who are dating, engaged or married celebrate Valentine’s Day, although married couples have less of an appetite for flowers and sweet nothings. People in relationships tend to spend more with an average spend of Rs 1500-3000 on Valentine’s Day gifts.Young adults are more likely to splurge on their baes. Almost 40% respondents under 16-24 years of age spend an average of Rs 2000, or about Rs 500 more than other respondents overall. That could be because they’re more likely to be in the head-over-heels phase of a new relationship! On the other hand nearly 50% married people said they’ll just spend their Valentine’s Day with a cozy candle lit dinner date.Interestingly, 49% of respondents think men should pay for the Valentine’s date, out of which more men than women believe this to be true. Also, out of the total respondents, almost 79% of them feel giving a gift on Valentines is very important. While only 19% shop for gifts offline, 94% feel it is always smart to buy gifts on discounts. Therefore, 78% of the total respondents actually like to wait for online sales before buying gifts.Flipkart and other E-commerce giant by giving discount more than 60-70% is doubling the effect of Consumerism , they had already crossed 22,000 crore mark by 2015 and this year it will be crossing much higher than before.This is Basically we are being fooled by consumerism , although consumerism is positive concept protection of the interests of consumer,advocacy of a high rate of consumption and spending as a basis for a sound economy.Some might argue that it’s a sign of Universalism , Promoting Unity among different countries of World , As valentine is a western concept , and we Indians are following it religiously , on other hand does western countries follow Rakshabandhan or Makarsankranti or any other festival , but we are eager to show brotherhood toward them by celebrating valentine day , but do they show the same ? Quid pro quo, obviously no , they even considered Rakshabandhan as oppressive and inequality on basis of gender , that why a sister has to rely on her brother for protection , Among all of these chaos , Does it even make sense to celebrate valentine day , like if rest of 364 days there is no love , only on 14th Feb suddenly love rise from deep sleep. It is a subjective question to follow or not , to spend their own hard earned money on some material to prove love and end-up fighting as either of the partners expectation were not satisfied.