(Daily Wire)—President Donald Trump and his team like to paint themselves as trailblazers. But one of their major policies comes straight from Hungary — and that’s a good thing.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes a series of measures designed to encourage the growth of American families. Along with defunding abortion giant Planned Parenthood, the law takes a page out of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s playbook with tax credits for parents and childcare as well as “Baby Bonuses” for newborns.
Not everyone is pleased with these changes. Some argue that the program will benefit only the rich. But others say that the pro-natalist policies are somehow reminiscent of slavery and that the bill “structures inequality” because its benefits are only available to citizens.
But we’ve seen this all before.
Over the past 15 years, Orbán’s government has eliminated income taxes for mothers of four or more, granted home loans to parents of two or more, subsidized grandparents acting as caretakers, and pledged the construction of more childcare facilities — all in a bid to grow Hungary’s native-born population and reverse falling birthrates.
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