All Intensive Purposes

Hey, democracy is messy.
 

"Taxation without representation." Does that sound democratic to you?
 

Tactical error. Admittedly, we've made a bazillion of 'em.
 

maybe a massive government program of throwing money at these poor kids and their families is in order? do you know the numbers pre-Great Society?
 

You've got to be careful going back to historical numbers, because D.C. used to be an uninhabitable swamp before air conditioning was invented, and that tends to throw off the numbers.
 

I don't know if that is good news or bad news. I think that it is good that parents are contrbuting to their childs welefare but is the system fair.?

A parent who is paying into the child support system should be able to have an option to take care of basic needs directly.

Here are some suggestions to not only help the mother in raising and caring for the children or child but also it gives the non custodial parent a chance to be involved in the child’s or children well being and welfare.

At the present there are gift cards A father or parent should be able to use an electronic card for food and send it to the mother and it will be deducted from whatever payments are made into the system.
This can also be used for clothing.

Part of the payment should also be paid to the utility companies, a portion can go toward lights gas water, rent etc… Utilizing a check or money order with a receipt.

Daycare if a parent agrees that the child should go to Day care then this should be a shared responsibility.

Entertainment: Both parents should share entertainment.

Visitation
A child should not be used as some kind of revenge tool, each parent should be adult enough to agree on times and days that their children should spend.
There is No excuse except for abuse that a parent should not be allowed to spend time with their child or children.
This are just suggestions that can be tweaked and probed into more deeply. This is such an emotional issue. If possible please refrain form how no good He or She is, the purpose here is to not only to try to get a better understanding but work out agreements.
Maybe this will get our politicians to stop using child support as a political tool and really start helping families be families no matter the circumstance.

Now may be once a year or ever six months the father sends the receipts to the court to see if the father is meeting their duty. If not then the father or non-custodial parent has to pay into the old system.
 

I think the much greater problem is with the men who do not pay child care, rather than with the instances in which the father is paying but the mother is misspending the money. Surely this happens, but is there any reason to think the mother will systematically spend money in irrational ways? I wouldn't think so.

Agree that joint custody and/or agreed arrangements are best, if the parents can come to agree. Nothing should be used as a tool of revenge -- parents can fight their own fights, and don't need to drag the kids into it.

But I'm not sure I get the point about politicians.

Thanks for the comments.