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Singapore has one of the lowest birth rates in the world. (Sorry, made a mistake 15 seconds in!) And, the local government (as it has done in the past to stop Singaporeans from doom scrolling) came up with a plan to play matchmaker + provide more financial incentives to couples to have kids.
In the episode, Dave + Gav analyze the new policy, and spot an important piece of the puzzle that government is really missing.
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Here’s another example of Singapore’s novel policies in motion
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