Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk reiterated his concerns about falling birthrates during an interview with Tucker Carlson.

Musk correctly pointed out that abortion has disconnected sex from pregnancy and is one reason for the falling birthrate. But if he is concerned about how abortion is leading to fewer births, he might consider not subsidizing those who have abortions or undergo sterilizations, and he also might want to think about how his work expectations are (or aren't) aligned with the needs of parents.

“Well, it's just, in the past, we could rely upon, you know, simple limbic system rewards in order to procreate,” Musk told Carlson. “But once you have birth control and abortions and whatnot, now you can still satisfy limbic instinct, but not procreate.”

“I'm sort of worried that hey, civilization, if we don't make enough people to at least sustain our numbers, perhaps increase a little bit, then civilization's going to crumble,” Musk said.

Why, then, does Tesla pay to eliminate pre-born babies and make women infertile? According to the LGBT group Human Rights Campaign, Tesla provides “equal health coverage for transgender individuals without exclusion for medically necessary care,” which includes sterilization .

Tesla also helps employees who want to travel out of pro-life states to have abortions.

It is an axiom of economics that Musk should understand: If you want more of something, subsidize it, and if you want less of something, tax it or make it more expensive.

I could not find any direct evidence Twitter also pays for abortions and sterilizations, but given the support for abortion in the Big Tech industry, it seems likely the social media company does pay for those procedures. Regardless, at least one of Musk’s companies definitively does subsidize the elimination of pre-born babies and procedures that make it impossible for women to bear children.

Yet Musk understands the problems society will face if succeeding generations get smaller and smaller.

“The old question of, like, ‘Will civilization end with a bang or a whimper?’ Well, it’s currently trying to end with a whimper in adult diapers, which is depressing as hell,” Musk said.

He is correct in his analysis. But it is pointless to be concerned about an issue and then not only refuse to take part in the solution but be actively involved in the problem.

There are other steps Musk might take to help encourage childbirth.

He is open about how he wants employees to work long hours, but if he wants to encourage childbirth, he will need to be more flexible to accommodate both mothers and fathers.

“Anyone who wishes to do remote work must be in the office for a minimum (and I mean minimum) of 40 hours per week or depart Tesla,” Musk wrote last year. He also boasted about how he “lived in the factory so much.”

It is reasonable to require someone to work in an office for 40 hours a week. But his comments indicate he would like people to work more than 40 hours per week.

This is fine for some people, but he will want to be open to flexible arrangements if he wants to support his female employees. Flexible work is also beneficial to fathers who need to take time off or work from home or have a reasonable work schedule to ensure they can be at home and fulfill their other parenting duties.

It is good to encourage married couples to have children. Musk should try putting his views on encouraging families into actual practice.

Matt Lamb is a contributor to the Washington Examiner's Beltway Confidential blog. He is an associate editor for the College Fix and has previously worked for Students for Life of America and Turning Point USA.