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Edited on Fri Dec-03-10 02:38 AM by truedelphi
This household finally was able to receive child support from the kid's dad. For him, there was no more crossing of state borders to get away from his legal obligation.
Reagan had realized that some 65% plus of all women on AFDC knew the name, address, and job site of the other parental unit. Why make the state pick up the cost of raising a kid? Why have women on welfare, who had to either receive AFDC and not work, or work and have their AFDC cut back by money earned so that filing for welfare wasn't worth it. Why the endless hassles of bureaucrats questioning you about every dollar you got. (I was once put into detention and held for four hours by welfare officials, who at first would not tell me why I was there. Then they wanted to know who had conspired with me to commit fraud "upon the local government." Fraud?!? I had forgotten to report a single five dollar birthday check my folks sent me.)
On account of Reagan, for the first time in my adult life, I had adequate income. And my son had a Platinum Plus health care policy. All paid for by the person who was equally responsible for him, both morally and legally.
Once and a while the father would slip behind in payments, but then would find out his income tax refund was sent to us.
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