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The Trump administration is reportedly considering giving out $5,000 <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/us/politics/trump-birthrate-proposals.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">baby bonuses</a> in an attempt to reverse America’s fertility crisis. This week on The Spectator P.M. Podcast, hosts Ellie Gardey Holmes and Lyrah Margo discuss the impact this policy could have on the negative attitudes that many young people have toward children. (WATCH: <a href="https://spectator.org/spectator-pm-ep128-gov-cant-save-birth-rate-crisis/">The Spectator P.M. Ep. 128: Government Can’t Save the Birth Rate Crisis</a>)
Tune in to learn what young people today are getting wrong about babies, and what we can do about it.
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Read Ellie and Lyrah’s writing&nbsp;<a href="https://spectator.org/author/ellie-gardey/">here</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://spectator.org/author/margolspectator-org/">here</a>.
Listen to the&nbsp;Spectator P.M.&nbsp;Podcast&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7gmm1k4QwlvttfOXRGQKwe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>.
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The Trump administration is reportedly considering giving out $5,000 baby bonuses in an attempt to reverse America’s fertility crisis. Babies...{ai:summary}The Trump administration is reportedly considering $5,000 baby bonuses to address America's declining birth rate. This initiative aims to shift negative perceptions among young people regarding parenthood.Hosts Ellie Gardey Holmes and Lyrah Margo discuss the potential effects of this policy on attitudes toward having children in a recent podcast episode. #society

The Spectator P.M. Ep. 134: Can $5,000 Change Americans’ Minds on Babies?

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