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Elon Musk Urges Global Population Growth Amid Surprising Admission on Parenthood Costs
Billionaires including Elon Musk are urging an immediate increase in birth rate, yet they make parenthood unaffordable for average people due to rising living costs and decreasing government support for families.
Billionaires such as Elon Musk have called for an immediate increase in the birth rate, framing it as a necessary step to ensure human civilization's survival, however, their own wealth and influence make parenthood unaffordable for many people, creating a stark contradiction between their demands for more babies and the reality of unaffordability.
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