Just like Trump "we'll give you a couple grand in hopes you don't realize it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to raise them in this capitalist hellscape."
SMDH
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Just like Trump "we'll give you a couple grand in hopes you don't realize it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to raise them in this capitalist hellscape."
SMDH
She's been taking a lot of cues from him these last few months. Truly scummy.
Why? None of these right-wing fertility projects ever address the underlying motivation for higher birthrates. Why is it so important that we have more babies? I would love to hear them explain it like I'm five.
Danielle Smith tells Sherwood Park town hall that Hungarian far-right leader Viktor Orbán has an 'interesting' idea to reduce immigration
Because racism/nationalism
When the black plague happened in Europe centuries ago, enough people died that hiring labourers became a competitive process, so wages and benefits went up. Assuming business minded right wingers pay attention to history, they probably want to avoid a repeat.
Religious social conservatives want more babies because their religion demands it.
Racists feel threatened by immigration and want to rebalance the population in their favour.