by exploited » Sat Feb 08, 2014 11:38 am
I've come around on child support laws. I now agree that the man should have no obligation to support an unwanted child.
Couple things:
1. He should be required to swear off all future custodial privileges;
2. He should be required by the courts to undergo chemical sterilization, since this is as much an option for men as abortion is an option for women. If he decides to go off it in the future, he is 100% responsible for 50% of any other child he has, regardless of his personal wishes.
3. He should face a tax penalty to offset the child's nearly inevitable use of social services, since single-parent homes are many times more likely to require these services. I'd be willing to forego this one, but really, the State needs to recoup some of these costs, since other taxpayers are being forced to pay for care that doesn't even concern them in the slightest.