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Originally Posted by maleficent
The system could possibly work, just not the state it's in right now... and for the single mother of two kids, where the heck is the dad, and why isn't he paying child support? Why is it my responsibility to pay for her kids when she should have kept her legs closed.
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That's hardly fair.
Where the Dad is is entirely beside the point.
Let's assume for a moment that Dad *is* paying support and isn't in prison or dead. Are you suggesting that the state dictate how many kids we are allowed to have? I don't think so.
I know when my Mom had me she was in a very nice suburban house -- two kids, a house, a husband and a car in the drive. When their marriage ended it was tough. My Dad paid support. My Mom worked hard and didn't go on welfare. That said, she did take advantage of government subsidized daycare. Having a full timejob is difficult if you are single and have a kid. You can't always rely in a neighbour (Mom tried that route it was a disaster) or relatives (none in the area). Daycare is expensive.
Now... for all the "handouts" my Mother recieved I would say the following: she has paid back the system many times over in the taxes she pays and moreso from the tax base I represent.
You wanted to hear some good stories about how government support works... there you go.
The point isn't that she wasn't busting her butt while some other family was... she busted her ass regularly. She made *many* sacrifices to see me grow up well. She received the leg up she needed to make it happen.