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Article: Big daddy. (federal government and child support)
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- Reason
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- June 1, 1996
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Can the feds support child support?
Children, like hard cases, can make bad law. The child at risk is a stark, powerful image that strikes deep, even if we have no children ourselves. Government endeavors in pursuit of security and prosperity for children have a decided P.R. advantage.
One type of at-risk child is becoming more and more common in America: the child living with only one parent. Such children are, as Dan Quayle got in trouble for suggesting, more prone to a variety of troubles, from criminal activity to having kids out of wedlock themselves.
Fortunately for those leading a dramatic crusade against this growing trend, there's a villain to ...