Boosting Fertility Rates in Manhattan

U.S. think tank, The Heritage Foundation, plans significant changes to economic policies with the aim of fostering increased birth rates among heterosexual married couples.

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2025 September 15 . 1:05 PM

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Boosting Fertility Rates in Manhattan

The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, has recently unveiled a pronatalist agenda aimed at encouraging heterosexual married couples to have more children. This shift from their traditional advocacy for smaller government and free markets marks a significant change in their approach.

At the heart of this agenda is the concern that the decline of the traditional family structure is a major threat to the nation's well-being. This viewpoint was echoed by Mike Johnson, the Republican chairman of the House of Representatives, who asserted that popular culture has diminished the importance of family and denigrated the traditional, stable, and lasting marriage between a man and a woman who have children.

The proposals, outlined in a document titled We Must Save the American Family, suggest revisions to American economic policy to incentivize marriage and family growth. One such proposal is the creation of government-funded registered savings plans for married couples. Another idea is to redirect funding from federal child support programs to individual families.

Elon Musk, a tech entrepreneur and donor to the Republican Party, has shown support for this agenda. He recruited potential mothers on his social network X and even brought his 4-year-old son to the White House when he directed the DOGE, an agency tasked by Donald Trump with reducing government costs.

J.D. Vance, in his first speech as vice president, also expressed a desire for more babies in the United States of America. He is considered a main ally of pronatalist leaders within the Republican Party.

However, within the Heritage Foundation, there seems to be a divide on this issue. While some view the foundation's guiding document as a means to address the decline of the family, others see it as a form of social engineering that could potentially reverse half a century of progress towards gender equality. Some even go so far as to label it as "eugenics."

Edward Whelan, a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, acknowledged the concern about the decline of the family but thanked the Washington Post for addressing the issue. Despite the internal debates, the Foundation remains firm in its pursuit of this new agenda.

The Foundation is also advocating for a "Manhattan Project to restore the nuclear family" and encourages couples to have more children. However, it's important to note that within the Foundation, there is no direct evidence that any specific person or group has voiced concerns about economic incentives discriminating against homosexual couples and single-person households in favor of heterosexual married couples encouraging childbirth.

This shift in focus from the Foundation, along with the support from influential figures like Musk and Vance, could signal a new direction for conservative family policy in the United States. As the debate continues, it remains to be seen how this agenda will unfold and what impact it will have on American families and society as a whole.