The child support catastrophe

tomek77 · 2011-08-14T20:19:11+00:00

This is very insightful and well written - I am reposting it to r/MaleStudies

Demonspawn · 2011-08-15T04:17:55+00:00

There are two beautiful things in this post... and they are so tied together even if they are far apart:

However, it is more accurately an alternative to marriage for women.

Yes it is. In many countries which allowed women's suffrage after they became democracies, you can witness the shift in the size, scope, and intent of government after women's suffrage was granted. When one views the facts, it becomes very apparent that women use suffrage (and their ~52% voting block) to turn government into a surrogate husband.

Dalrock what do you think would be a good way to change this social trend?

I don’t believe that there is any way to change this until the bubble implodes.

In the 1990s we had the stock market bubble.

In late 2000s we had the real estate bubble.

The final bubble is the Big Government bubble. Just like the last two bubbles, the majority of the population doesn’t see it as a bubble. The general populace is happy to revel in the “bread and circuses” of Big Goverment and think that the bread and circuses will last forever. However, you’re finally starting to see the cracks.

Think about that for a few the next time you want to question why I think women's suffrage was a bad idea... It causes the bubble we are all about to witness.

Bobsutan · 2011-08-15T23:11:03+00:00

This is a clear cut example of why child support is nothing more than back-door alimony for women:

If it were about the best interest of the child, the system would concern itself with maintaining the child’s relationship with the non custodial parent. But while the system is draconian in its enforcement of money (which almost always goes to the mother), it is generally uninterested in enforcing visitation (which almost always would be for the father).

That pretty much makes this a case closed argument IMO. He goes on to say

If the system were about protecting the child, it would enforce support and visitation equally. A parent who denies visitation is denying their child access to their parent. A system acting on behalf of the child would work vigorously to ensure that the child isn’t denied something which money can’t buy; access to and guidance from their father.

Fully agree. The fact we don't have crackdowns on what is primarily mothers preventing fathers from accessing their children, says all there is to say about how "best interests of the child" is complete and utter bullshit.

Title	The child support catastrophe
Author	Dalrock
Upvotes	15
Comments	5
Date	August 14, 2011 7:42 PM UTC (14 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/jinsf/the_child_support_catastrophe/
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