Mads Larsen

And three years ago, they had the same anger and the... attacks on people who said that this was a really serious problem. But after a process of a few years, the population and politicians have gotten to where they're now taking this seriously, and they're going to start experimenting to see what they can do. And also here in Norway, the politicians are beginning to take this seriously.

And three years ago, they had the same anger and the... attacks on people who said that this was a really serious problem. But after a process of a few years, the population and politicians have gotten to where they're now taking this seriously, and they're going to start experimenting to see what they can do. And also here in Norway, the politicians are beginning to take this seriously.

And three years ago, they had the same anger and the... attacks on people who said that this was a really serious problem. But after a process of a few years, the population and politicians have gotten to where they're now taking this seriously, and they're going to start experimenting to see what they can do. And also here in Norway, the politicians are beginning to take this seriously.

Strangely, they're taking it more seriously than the researchers that have the data and work on this. So we just established a national birth rate committee. that will study this and see what kind of solutions they may suggest. I don't have too high hopes to anything substantial coming from there.

Strangely, they're taking it more seriously than the researchers that have the data and work on this. So we just established a national birth rate committee. that will study this and see what kind of solutions they may suggest. I don't have too high hopes to anything substantial coming from there.

Strangely, they're taking it more seriously than the researchers that have the data and work on this. So we just established a national birth rate committee. that will study this and see what kind of solutions they may suggest. I don't have too high hopes to anything substantial coming from there.

They're probably going to try to throw a little money on the problem when we know from other countries that that doesn't work. Giving money to parents to have children, it doesn't have an effect that... In those instances, there are certain ways you can boost the numbers a little bit, but then suddenly you're paying a million dollars or $2 million per extra child. So it's just not feasible.

They're probably going to try to throw a little money on the problem when we know from other countries that that doesn't work. Giving money to parents to have children, it doesn't have an effect that... In those instances, there are certain ways you can boost the numbers a little bit, but then suddenly you're paying a million dollars or $2 million per extra child. So it's just not feasible.

They're probably going to try to throw a little money on the problem when we know from other countries that that doesn't work. Giving money to parents to have children, it doesn't have an effect that... In those instances, there are certain ways you can boost the numbers a little bit, but then suddenly you're paying a million dollars or $2 million per extra child. So it's just not feasible.

But the researchers that are doing this And those that are working on it in the government, they have what I think at least are misplaced fairs. I was in a debate last week with someone from the birthright committee and someone from the Ministry of Finance. And the woman from the Ministry of Finance started by showing the audience a kind of frivolous,

But the researchers that are doing this And those that are working on it in the government, they have what I think at least are misplaced fairs. I was in a debate last week with someone from the birthright committee and someone from the Ministry of Finance. And the woman from the Ministry of Finance started by showing the audience a kind of frivolous,

But the researchers that are doing this And those that are working on it in the government, they have what I think at least are misplaced fairs. I was in a debate last week with someone from the birthright committee and someone from the Ministry of Finance. And the woman from the Ministry of Finance started by showing the audience a kind of frivolous,

She was showing that having more children would be negative for the national economy because in Norway we are a very generous welfare state and we have oil money. every group in the population is a net negative. So she was making that kind of jokingly saying, well, at least children aren't profitable for us.

She was showing that having more children would be negative for the national economy because in Norway we are a very generous welfare state and we have oil money. every group in the population is a net negative. So she was making that kind of jokingly saying, well, at least children aren't profitable for us.

She was showing that having more children would be negative for the national economy because in Norway we are a very generous welfare state and we have oil money. every group in the population is a net negative. So she was making that kind of jokingly saying, well, at least children aren't profitable for us.

And then later in the debate, because I was so curious, and I've been curious for so long, why they're not portraying this with the seriousness that it requires. They all have this attitude that, okay, let's talk about it, but not negatively. And then when I pushed her on it and I asked her questions,

And then later in the debate, because I was so curious, and I've been curious for so long, why they're not portraying this with the seriousness that it requires. They all have this attitude that, okay, let's talk about it, but not negatively. And then when I pushed her on it and I asked her questions,

And then later in the debate, because I was so curious, and I've been curious for so long, why they're not portraying this with the seriousness that it requires. They all have this attitude that, okay, let's talk about it, but not negatively. And then when I pushed her on it and I asked her questions,

Just to amuse me, could you say, could you confirm to the audience that 1.4 means that we lose a third of the generation? And she did that. She finally did that. Yes, that is true. But you can't portray this so negatively because then you will empower the political forces on the right.

Just to amuse me, could you say, could you confirm to the audience that 1.4 means that we lose a third of the generation? And she did that. She finally did that. Yes, that is true. But you can't portray this so negatively because then you will empower the political forces on the right.