The College of Texas Tower on the College of Texas campus. The college was the positioning of the current “Natal Con” gathering.
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The College of Texas Tower on the College of Texas campus. The college was the positioning of the current “Natal Con” gathering.
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Billionaire Elon Musk instructed Fox Information not too long ago that falling start charges hold him up at night time. It is a drum he is been beating for years.
Musk is among the world’s most seen people to raise this standpoint. Vice President JD Vance additionally talks about wanting to extend birthrates within the U.S.
But it surely’s not simply them. There are discussions throughout the political spectrum about start fee decline and what it means for the financial system.
One response to this decline is a trigger that is been taken up by the fitting, and it has a reputation – Pronatalism. A lot of its advocates met up not too long ago in Austin, Texas, at “Natal Con.”
Pronatalists assume they’ve a pleasant viewers within the White Home. How do they need to use it?
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This episode was produced by Audrey Ngyuen and Connor Donevan with audio engineering by Zo vanGinhoven. It was edited by Brett Neely and Courtney Dorning. Our govt producer is Sami Yenigun.