Is Hungary a Leader in the Western Civilization?

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Hungary spends five percent of its g d p on families and in boosting family formation. Prime minister victor orbon has made this a centrepiece of his government. Gay people in hungary are not allowed to get married, which means that they don't have easy access to these family subsidies. The poor also often shut out of benefits that could be a huge help for them. It reflects the preferences of a right wing gover part be ripe.

Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán traveled to Texas for CPAC this week. Back home, he’s trying to fight population decline by paying some citizens to have more kids. But a real solution involves one weird trick Hungary — and US conservatives — hates.

This episode was reported and produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard with help from Amanda Lewellyn and Hady Mawajdeh, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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