[FireBeyond]

> Child support is a percentage of your pay, so it has nothing to do with poverty. So that just leaves people who are bad with money management.

Ohio's minimum wage is $10.45/hr, $21,600/year. With one minor child, the state will require ~$2,000/year in child support (processed for an additional 2% charge).

ADP's net pay calculator says that that will mean you take home $365 a week. $1,400 a month after your child support comes out.

Saying "it has nothing to do with poverty" isn't exactly accurate, either.

> Child support is not some tax or fee or fine. It pays for food and shelter for children.

Wait til you hear about states where the man can be on the hook for child support for a child that isn't his because he "acted as a parent" (because he didn't know this). Sure would seem like a tax or fee or fine to me if that was the case.