When you’re behind on child support, you don’t file taxes. Not because you’re irresponsible — but because you already know the government is taking every cent. Every attempt to move forward feels punished, leaving people trapped in financial suffocation rather than motivated toward stability.

THE TRAP OF FINANCIAL SUFFOCATION

You don’t claim property. You don’t claim credits. You don’t even try to build. Why would you, when every step forward is confiscated? This isn’t accountability — it’s systemic punishment that discourages progress instead of fostering it.

PUNISHMENT DOESN’T CREATE PARENTS

The system doesn’t motivate — it traps. It doesn’t create better parents — it creates people who check out completely. Bleeding someone dry financially doesn’t encourage responsibility; it erodes hope, initiative, and engagement.

REMOVING INCENTIVE REMOVES PARTICIPATION

Before anyone gets fake-righteous: a system that removes incentive removes participation. When progress is penalized, compliance drops. People stop trying not because they don’t care, but because the system actively blocks any forward movement.

CONTROL OVER SOLUTIONS

If the goal was really the child, there’d be a path to recover. There’d be support, guidance, and opportunity for parents to regain stability. Instead, the approach is control, punishment, and dominance — a structure that prioritizes authority over results.

THE REALITY CHECK

You can’t punish someone into stability. You can’t drain them financially and then ask why they stopped trying. True solutions come from incentives, pathways, and empowerment — not from stripping away resources and autonomy.

WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE

The system should reward effort, not punish it. It should create recovery paths, support structures, and incentives for participation. Otherwise, we’re not talking about accountability — we’re talking about financial oppression disguised as policy.