The Nordic States Have made Child Care Support and paid parental leave more affordable that has increased Birth Rates a tiny bit. But not notably. So how do you address it . Thats a good question, because ive not got the slightest idea how you address it. Clearly a massive problem for pretty much every developed nation in the western world. Here in the uk the Birth Rate is the lowest on record last year, i mean, theyve absolutely gone through theyve absolutely gone through the floor nowhere near replacing the population without significant immigration, just at the moment when many people in the western world seemed to be very against increased immigration. So it really does beg very important questions about who is going to be paying the Tax Money in the future, who is going to be looking after it all in our old age. How a society going to support itself . There isnt a simple answer. Its been a sort of being pressed in this country and quite possibly in the united states is well aware this is also on how the governments fault, if we could just offer better childcare support, betterand more support, better and more affordable support, betterand more affordable housing, people would have more families. Thats not to say we dont need more affordable housing and better childcare support, we absolutely do. Theres not a great deal of evidence that that will suddenly lead to people having enormous families again like they used to come it doesnt seem to be where people are any more. People are leading very different types of lives, people are living a lot longer before they have children if they have them at all. And in fact its often the populations coming and that are having the big families now, so something has got to give, christian, but if you asked me for a policy answer, i wouldnt know where to start. We for a policy answer, i wouldnt know where to start. Know where to start. We did feature hillary know where to start. We did feature hillary on know where to start. We did feature hillary on friday know where to start. We didj feature hillary on friday this rambling answer that Donald Trump gave at the New York economic Club On Childcare costs in New York which he didnt seem to have an answer for, and we have already got into the politics of that. He has though, talked about federal funding for ivf or insurers picking up the cost of nf you. Said they could deduct ivf you. Said they could deduct major Newborn Expenses from their taxes, major Newborn Expenses from theirtaxes, Le MajorNewborn Expenses from their taxes, Le Harris is proposing a 6,000 Tax Credit to parents of newborns. So they are starting to touch on the policy. They recognise it as a problem, but as i say, even when you look at france in the Nordic Countries where the state is more heavily involved, it doesnt tend to make such a difference to the graph. Right. I think the answer is not really, you know, throw some money at women and they are going to want to have children. The i think the answer, although i think for women who do choose to have children that 6,000 will be quite helpful. But i think this is more cultural and that is our conversation that people need to have an Politics And Culture dont necessarily mix very well come about, you know, when you look at young Women Today come in the statistics of the young women who have stopped having children at younger ages, 19 and 20, where does that used to be very common. They are looking at a life that is very different from the ones that. Thats the good is part of the story, isnt it . Story, isnt it . They see a professional story, isnt it . They see a professional opportunity i story, isnt it . They see a i professional opportunity and they professional opportunity and they see a lot of other opportunities for their time, and opportunities for their time, and what opportunities for their time, and what they dont see is a lot of and what they dont see is a lot of change at home. They dont lot of change at home. They dont really see men wanting to stay home and taking care of children. Stay home and taking care of children, they dont really see all pay children, they dont really see all pay for women taking time off of all pay for women taking time off of work to have babies, so the rest off of work to have babies, so the rest of off of work to have babies, so the rest of the Culture Hasnt really the rest of the Culture Hasnt really caught up with what our essential really caught up with what our Essential Leave the policy demands of childbirth, and until demands of childbirth, and until that changes, ijust until that changes, i just dont until that changes, ijust dont see women really wanting that dont see women really wanting that i dont see women really wanting that. I look at my own daughter, i dont see it. Do ou daughter, i dont see it. Do you think daughter, i dont see it. Drr you think that governments should become more involved in encouraging biggerfamilies should become more involved in encouraging bigger families via public messaging . 0r encouraging bigger families via public messaging . Or does that send you a bit cold . Does that Build Big Government getting involved in Family Life . Involved in Family Life . Think about whos involved in Family Life . Think about Whos Government involved in Family Life . Think about Whos Government to i involved in Family Life . Think about Whos Government to share with people what the consequences are of population growth, consequences are of population growth, and asjack said, the fact growth, and asjack said, the fact that growth, and asjack said, the fact that we are going to have an older fact that we are going to have an older population that will require an older population that will require more Government Funding matters require more Government Funding matters to people. Are we repopulating those Job Opportunities . Weve had a very low Unemployment Rate for a long low Unemployment Rate for a long time, anyone who wanted a ob long time, anyone who wanted a job essentially could find a job, job essentially could find a job, and job essentially could find a job, and so how long will that be the job, and so how long will that be the case . Will there continue to be a significant amount continue to be a significant amount of vacancies and will businesses stifle . I think the Governments Role is to talk about Governments Role is to talk about these things in a realistic Way. About these things in a realistic Way. Ok lets talk about another realistic Way. Ok lets talk about another issue realistic Way. Ok lets talk about another issue surrounding this election, that is an extraordinary war of words that is blown up in Silicon Valley as some of the biggest names in tech take pot shots at each other over who they are backing in the president ial election which is odd because historically the Tech Industry has tended to lean to the left, but now you have got a small and yet highly influential group of People Led by Elon Musk, of course, talking much more openly about switching Party Lines and in his case promoting republican Talking Points over others. Stranger still because of course, harris is from san francisco, just a few weeks ago, she was attending a fundraiser there, Co Hosted By The LinkedinCo Founder which raised more than 13 million. Does It Matter of that big tech is getting involved in politics . Does It Matter that Elon Musk who has obvious control over one of the biggest Social Media Companies is sharing Donald Trump is sharing Donald Trumps Talking Points . Mat trump is sharing Donald Trumps Talking Points . Talking points . Not a great deal Talking Points . Not a great deal, in Talking Points . Not a great deal. In my Talking Points . Not a great deal, in my opinion. Talking points . Not a great deal, in my opinion. I Talking Points . Not a greatj deal, in my opinion. I dont think the us election will be decided by twitter or whatever it is called now, with a sort of Swing Voters that we are talking about here, that are going to make a difference in this election. I will not sit there all day like the chattering Media Classes scrolling through twitter and complaining about all of elon has promoted this and said that, they dont care, they are normal people and they are getting on with their lives and they probably use other Social Media platforms a bit, but i dont think that is going to be the key thing. It almost keeps her to himself, hes a very unusual person. He � s got all sorts of things going on in his own head and he obviously wants to project himself and has brought this platform doesnt appear to make any money but to give himself a very powerful voice and hes done that very successfully and good for him, but i dont really believe hes going to be winning over significant numbers of voters to Donald Trumps cause. But i definitely think it speaks to a wider more interesting phenomenon about the Way the Tech Industry is going on the sorts of people that are involved in eights, and potentially quite an anonymous direction because the Tech Industry is huge from the Tech Industry is huge from the Tech Industry is huge from the Tech Industry is bigger than many governments already. Its only going one direction. You can imagine what the Tech Industry and some of these corporations will look like and 20 30 years time, then, you know, much rather they were sort of Business Men then people who are trying to throw their weight around in politics. There may be a lot of Self Interest and some of these decisions they are taking, there is of course talk about there is of course talk about the Wealth Tax among democrats, scrutiny of crypto currency, more scrutiny of mergers and acquisitions under president biden as well. So it could just be straight forward Self Interest. The point is, hillary, america pac, which Elon Musk rounds, is starting to fire up its digital Ad Campaign and places like pennsylvania and these messages that they are sending out are not that subtle. Have a watch. Pretty bad ass, isnt it . That guy from the movies is doing the voiceover. He must have paid him a fortune for that. What angered a lot of people who are Silicone Valley supporters, Big Tech Supporters who are involved in Green Energy is that he sat down with Donald Trump and didnt take him on about any of the Climate Policy that he denied. Lou maxwell, Elon Musk does not view himself him owning a platform and spinning them is troublesome, but they get their information from other Social Media platforms and peer to peer information is really most important. It is really what Donald Trump important. It is really what Donald Trump says he will do with him if Donald Trump says he will do with him if he Donald Trump says he will do with him if he is Donald Trump says he will do with him if he is elected Donald Trump says he will do with him if he is elected that | with him if he is elected that he is with him if he is elected that he is going to be responsible for weeding out Fraud And Abuse and waste for weeding out Fraud And Abuse and waste in the government. While and waste in the government. While it and waste in the government. While it is and waste in the government. While it is Elon Musk whose businesses whether it is Space X all businesses whether it is Space X all of businesses whether it is Space X all of the Defence Department to build x all of the Defence Department to build battery centres. Elon musk to build battery centres. Elon musk is to build battery centres. Elon musk is the biggest Welfare Queen Musk is the biggest Welfare Queenin Musk is the biggest Welfare Queen in america right now in Terms Queen in america right now in terms of queen in america right now in terms of government spending. In terms of government spending. In terms terms of government spending. In terms of him being in charge of other in terms of him being in charge of other Peoples Money being cut is of other Peoples Money being cut is kind of terrifying. Its in essence a political maturing that happens in Wall Street for Investment Bankers has happened Investment Bankers has happened in Corporate America for years. There in Corporate America for years. There are in Corporate America for years. There are dividing lines, and those there are dividing lines, and those who are most Self Interested around their own pocketbook will tend to go with the Guy Pocketbook will tend to go with the guy who is going to give them the guy who is going to give them tax the guy who is going to give them Tax Cuts for the rich and those them Tax Cuts for the rich and those who them Tax Cuts for the rich and those who are looking more at society those who are looking more at society and their Middle Class and growing their communities are going and growing their communities are going to go more for the democrats. Are going to go more for the demente democrats. Its interesting ust to democrats. Its interesting just to segue democrats. Its interesting just to segue to democrats. Its interesting just to segue to another i democrats. Its interesting i just to segue to another story we were covering tonight about apple and their new Apple Intelligence due out later this yea