Robin Hanson (Part Two): Cash, Cradles and Careers
Moral Mayhem · Vaishnav Sunil, Regan, and Robin Hanson
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Show Notes
In this episode, we chat with Robin Hanson about his proposed solution to falling fertility rates in the US: since each newborn is effectively responsible for hundreds of thousands in national debt obligations, governments could endow parents with a portion of their children’s future tax payments - creating a win-win scenario where both parents and the nation's fiscal future benefit. Robin also shares his approach to his career, risk-taking and how to succeed as a polymath.
Relevant Links:
Policy proposal to incentivize higher fertility (Robin Hanson)
Can we afford to buy marginal babies (Regan Arntz-Gray)
That fertile formula is inefficient (Regan Arntz-Gray)
Robin Hanson and Agnes Callard on Transformative Choices
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