"For years, Elon Musk has consistently argued that one of the greatest threats to civilization is collapsing birth rates. The billionaire CEO believes that declining fertility could hollow out economies, weaken workforces, and leave the West unable to sustain itself. In an X post last week, he wrote: "Low birth rate is the number one threat to the West. There will be no West if this continues.""
"In August, Musk amplified a warning from political commentator Tim Pool, who wrote: "The population isn't 'collapsing' - it has collapsed. The shoreline is receding and no one understands the tsunami about to hit us." Musk reposted it, adding: "I've been warning about this since the turn of the century." Now, governments in Europe and the US are taking steps to combat falling birth rates, and introducing policies to encourage people to have more children - from tax breaks and family allowances"
"In France, President Emmanuel Macron has called for a "demographic rearmament." In July, his government pledged to replace the current low-paid parental leave with a new, better-paid "birth leave. " This would offer parents several months of leave at around half their salary, capped at €1,900, or around $2,200 a month. That same month, Spain passed a new family law extending paid maternity and paternity leave to 17 weeks, while some regions, including the capital Madrid, expanded their "baby check" programs."
Elon Musk has repeatedly framed collapsing birth rates as a major civilizational threat, arguing that declining fertility can hollow out economies, weaken workforces, and imperil Western societies. He amplified warnings from commentator Tim Pool and described low birth rates as the top threat to the West. Governments in Europe and the United States are rolling out pro-natal measures such as tax breaks, family allowances, longer and better-paid parental leave, subsidized childcare, housing incentives, and child allowances. Demographers say Musk is not the direct cause of policy shifts. France, Spain, Italy, and Hungary have announced or expanded specific incentives.
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