Dead-Broke Dads

February, 1996

Some fathers refuse to pay child support. We can seize their property, confiscate bank accounts, intercept tax returns, destroy credit ratings. We can attach their wages, suspend licenses and publicize names and addresses. We can print mock "wanted" posters that make them look as dangerous as gangsters. And they still won't pay.It shouldn't come as a surprise, then, that President Bill Clinton and many members of Congress demand tougher, more punitive legislation. In fact, federal pros...