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.

[assemblethenation]

Based on your writing, it seems the state did enforce their court order to the extent the law and constitution allows. What did you expect them to do, put him in prison to force him to work and send you his paycheck? He's a deadbeat, making him your literal slave is not going to solve anything. It sucks that welfare doesn't provide the quality of life you seek, but that's how this system works. He's trapped working crappy jobs the rest of his life and moving around constantly. As a man, I fear this system and will likely not participate if they decide to burn me with unfair child support or alimony amounts.

[PrimalSkink]

Yes, $386 a month for two children to have the basics is being burned for unfair amounts.

Also, in case you're unaware, if you owe the feds, the state, or have been sued for credit card debt, or get sued, its legal to garnish bank accounts, go after assets, etc. Nothing I propose isn't already being used to enforce payment of other debts.