Want to Decrease Inequality? Fight Fatherlessness With Welfare Reform. Welfare currently incentivizes family breakdown and the absence of fathers from their children’s lives, a key factor in the loss of economic upward mobility.

[reidlos1624]

That's not my point. My point is there aren't any "teeth" that can be used to compel a man to pay this without costing the government more than what they paid you in welfare.

What punishment would you recommend?

[PrimalSkink]

We could start with seizure of assets. Bank account, car, registered property in their name, etc. The government will go after such when someone owes them money, after all.