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	Rex Ballard - Director of Electronic Distribution
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On Tue, 12 Mar 1996, fathers wrote:

> From: Frenchi717@aol.com
> 
> children.  I do not have custody.  I gave up custody in
> the best interest of my children.  I was wrong.  This man moves my children
> every six months to a new state. I am ordered to pay $615.00 per month. I
> only make $1200.00. 
Is that $1200 before or after taxes?

How much does your husband make?

Why does he have the kids?

> The judge has generously gave me visitation every 2nd
> and 3rd weekend of every month.  Who can afford it.  If I weren't married I
> would not be able to support my self on less than $600.00  a month.   I love
> my children very much. And I know this money is supposed to be going to them.


>  But my exhusband in the past three months has bought a new car, a new house
> ( which I'm sure he'll be moving out of soon), brand new furniture. You'd
> think the man won the lottery.  

He DID!  If you you pay a minimum of $615/month for 20 years, that's over 
$140,000 of extra money.

> There has got to be something  we can do to change the laws of child support
> to be somewhat fair for everyone.  I've heard of "deadbeat" dads not paying
> because they simply cannot afford it.

You solved the problem by marrying someone else.  Most of us men have had 
no luck finding a nice rich woman to marry.

> And the president is going to crack
> down on  "deadbeat" dads by putting them in jail.  Well there's a solution.

It got him re-elected in Arkansas.  When people realize that their taxes 
are going to skyrocket so that DHHS can afford jury trials required by 
the constitution, then they will be hit with the $200/day bill for putting
a man in jail because he isn't paying $600/month to a woman who is 
receiving $500 in AFDC and $500 in section 8 housing subsidies, the 
voting taxpayers are not going to thing this is such a good idea.

When there is a depression that makes 1930 look like a minor recession 
because 5 million of the most productive workers in the U.S. are either 
in jail or have left the country, they might question the wisdom of this
policy.

> So while these "deadbeat" dads are doing time in jail, the children  are
> still suffering.

The children are "suffering" or not based on the choices made by the 
custodial parent.  Some women marry other men, they get jobs, they 
arrange day-care networks, they take appropriate actions to make sure 
that the children are cared for.  Other women use the children as 
hostages, literally beating them if the father doesn't submit.

> This is what the president needs to do:
> 
>    1.  Grant amnesty to all "deadbeat" dads out there.

Bill Clinton would never do that.  He is too committed to seeing the bulk 
of the adult male population incarcerated.  As the "deal" gets more 
attractive for women, they will be more inclined to seek divorce and seek
"daddy warbucks" to spawn the kids, then divorce him for some "hunk" who
drinks, but has a great bod' and can take care of the kids.

>    2.  Base child support on a system similar to what the I.R.S. does for us
> to pay taxes.

The IRS wouldn't buy it, neither would social services.  These 
accountants and beaurocrats are pencil pushers on power trips.  They get 
too much pleasure out of facist tactics that defy the constitution, under 
the pretense of some "humane and reasonable" intent.

>    3.  Give us a tax break.  They give it to the custodial parent by them not
> having to report

Won't happen, the goverment could lose $3600/year in FICA, Federal, 
State, City, and Sales taxes by doing this.  Multiply this by about 20 
million NCPs and you see that the goverment can't give up $360 
Billion/year in taxes - unless they can spend $720 billion putting us in 
jail.

>         the extra income.  My ex gets an extra $7200 a year that he doesn't
> have to report.

Nice work, if you can get it!

> Tell me what you think. Reply  back.
> Private replies:       Frenchi717@aol.com
> 

I think you should send a copy to president@whitehouse.gov.  Send another 
to cgreen@denverpost.com.  Any other good "targets"?


From rballard@cnj.digex.net Tue Mar 12 22:24:11 1996