Is the child of (raised by) a billionaire at some significant risk of financial difficulties?
I think it would be easier if we just admitted that child support is a punishment for not raising your kids. The government used to pay for it, but it was seen as parasitic, so we invented (Edit: expanded [1]) child support. I don't object to this policy, I just think that the "interest of the child" ends up following a bunch of mental gymnastics to ensure that practically all non-custodial parents pay (which again is fine).
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Is the child of (raised by) a billionaire at some significant risk of financial difficulties?
I think it would be easier if we just admitted that child support is a punishment for not raising your kids. The government used to pay for it, but it was seen as parasitic, so we invented (Edit: expanded [1]) child support. I don't object to this policy, I just think that the "interest of the child" ends up following a bunch of mental gymnastics to ensure that practically all non-custodial parents pay (which again is fine).
1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_support_in_the_United_Sta...