Rick, you have some seriously out of reality views on childbirth. I encourage you to spend a full day in your local divorce court and listen to the amounts awarded as child support.
First, most men pay NOTHING as support either because they are never located by the system or because their wages are so low the amount they can pay is miniscule.
I spent many years involved in these cases and there is no woman I ever encountered in over 30 years who could possibly live on the amount ordered as child support.
Yes, there are a few very cases where a very rich man, or woman, is able to and is ordered to pay large amounts for support. Britney for example.
But 99% of the cases are tragic in how little child support is paid. There is a huge difference between what courts order and what is actually paid.
Further, California bases the amount of support in part on income of the parties and in part on the amount of time spent with the child. So savvy fathers have learned to appear to spend lots of time with the child to minimize the amount ordered. I emphasize appear.
far from a cash cow for the mothers, child support is one of the great tragedies of modern life. Most single mothers live in poverty and have to work to even come close to a liveable standard of living.
