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Some of the most influential figures of conservative public discourse have taken note of the success of Hungarian family support policies that have so far managed to slow population decline. Reacting to U.S. media pundit Tucker Carlson’s interview with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, entrepreneur Elon Musk and Canadian publicist Jordan B. Peterson seem to have found the policies of the current Hungarian government inspiring.
As soon as Carlson’s interview was aired, it hit the headlines of global media outlets on all sides of the political spectrum.
Ep. 20 Hungary shares a border with Ukraine. We traveled to Budapest to speak with the country’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán. pic.twitter.com/LOzpMrQNIz
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) August 29, 2023
The owner of social media giant X (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk was clearly one of those who enjoyed listening to the program and seems to have taken notice of what Prime Minister Orbán had to say about family policies. In his tweet he reacted by saying,
Very interesting. Hungary is trying hard to address their birth rate problem.
Very interesting. Hungary is trying hard to address their birth rate problem. https://t.co/o6ssq6nefj
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 29, 2023
Musk’s reaction was retweeted by renowned Canadian psychiatrist and published author of several bestsellers Jordan B. Peterson, who said that “The Hungarians have an extremely impressive family policy: Mothers income tax exempt: 25% one child, 50% two children, 75% three, 100% four. Lifetime exempt.
They have raised female participation in the workforce, decreased divorce, decreased abortion rate. Their President Katalin Novak is a firebrand”.
Photo: Twitter Jordan B Peterson
The Hungarians have an extremely impressive family policy @elonmusk
Mothers income tax exempt:
25% one child
50% two children
75% three
100% fourLifetime exempt
They’ve raised female participation in the workforce
Decreased divorce
Decreased abortion rateTheir President… https://t.co/F0iULjRwjb
— Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) August 30, 2023
The three public figures have some 160 million followers on Twitter, not to mention other social media platforms.
Featured Image: Twitter Elon Musk