Get a Job ?
My ex harassed me on the phone about being unemployed and said that I could get a job if I wanted to. Don't forget this is south east Michigan. She said go to McDonald's and work. Lets do a little math and see how well that works out shall we?
Lets get a starting wage of $8.50/hr. At 40 hours a week that is $340 per week. Lets go skimpy on state/federal/and social security tax and only take 20% total. $340 now drops to $272. Lets also go conservative and say that she will only be awarded 50% for our 5 young children. The thought of income withholding is exciting isn't it? $272 per week for me now drops to $136 per week. Ooooh wait, I need to pay a babysitter for 40 hours a week for five children. Can I possibly find someone who would do it for only $5 per hour? Lets assume there is a blessed soul out there that will do that. $5 per hour at 40 hours is only $200 per week but that is $64 more dollars than I took home.
Sooo.. how should I spend this NEGATIVE $64 a week I'm earning. I'll need gas at $4.25 a gallon to drive to work, Shall I pay my modest rent so I can keep a roof over my head? I hear they have a meal discount program at work so that won't cost much. Don't forget the big one mister - Pay that child support on time! Don't worry about lights or heat in the home or feeding the children, just pay that support on time! Don't buy medicine, have trash removal, lights, heat, a phone, rent, car insurance, money for gas, food, etc. Those are all luxuries you can have after the child support is paid on time.
Eureka! I can ask to work double shifts and work 80 hours per week and double my income! Uhh, I mean losses. Seriously, if I lose $128 per week, the mom will get more and I'll never see or get to raise my children. Sign me up.
By the way, working those 80 hours per week still would not provide as much money as the system wants me to pay in child support so I would still be a bad guy in the eyes of my children's mom and the court system. Sigh.
I hope this doesn't kill me. When I die the mom will receive zero support and my children lose their dad. What do you think? Should I take the job or not?
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Hear Ye, Hear Ye..DEADBEAT DADS>>>
Boy did I get some exciting mail today from my friendly friend of the court. My ex is dragging me into court for being a whopping $2000 dollars behind on my child support. The FOC doesn't care in the slightest that I have been unemployed for over a year (this is Michigan). I have worked my fingers to the bone doing odd jobs and paid faithfully, every month, all that I could for the last year but have steadily fallen behind a little at a time being unemployed. I asked for a temporary drop in payment amount until I could get work a while back and got laughed out of the friend of the court building. They also don't seem to care at all if my children's mom has gotten raises and is taking a lot of overtime at work to make even a larger disproportionate amount of money than I am at the current time. Mind you she has not lost any of her monthly "gifts" from the state (you hard working tax payers) like food, tuition, child care, health care, etc.
Speaking of health care, did you know that part of the child support formula includes health care even if the mom and children have free health care from the state? That's right, I pay her for health care every month even though she gets it for free already. But I digress.
Tucked in with this exciting letter I got today as well was a nice "hunters orange" note informing me that I wouldn't be able to obtain a hunting or fishing license and that the DNR was informed of what a bad guy I am. Now I can't take my kids hunting or fishing? Wow.
I can't wait for this fun day in court that I have to look forward to. They will treat me like crap, insult me, take my money, and try to get blood from a turnip. I wonder if they will threaten to put me in jail. I can earn a lot of money and take care of my children from there I'll bet. All you hard working tax payers would be happy to support my little vacation from society wouldn't you?
Check out this link, from the State of Michigan, as to how much power the FOC has in their efforts to enforce child support.. http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124-5453_5528_29251---,00.html . They automatically report to the credit agencies if I fall behind !!(??). Now my credit is going downhill too. Now since our insurance companies can raise rates based on credit my insurance rates can rise costing more money realizing even less available money to take care of my children. Is the entire system a downward spiral or what? The info on that link will shock and scare you. Nothing like big brother having too much power and screwing up more than ever. Take the money I am able to afford to provide for my children and absorb it into attorney fees, higher insurance premiums, more paperwork and court fees, etc. Send as much of my money as possible into the system and don't let it go towards helping support my children. Hmmm.
Boy did I get some exciting mail today from my friendly friend of the court. My ex is dragging me into court for being a whopping $2000 dollars behind on my child support. The FOC doesn't care in the slightest that I have been unemployed for over a year (this is Michigan). I have worked my fingers to the bone doing odd jobs and paid faithfully, every month, all that I could for the last year but have steadily fallen behind a little at a time being unemployed. I asked for a temporary drop in payment amount until I could get work a while back and got laughed out of the friend of the court building. They also don't seem to care at all if my children's mom has gotten raises and is taking a lot of overtime at work to make even a larger disproportionate amount of money than I am at the current time. Mind you she has not lost any of her monthly "gifts" from the state (you hard working tax payers) like food, tuition, child care, health care, etc.
Speaking of health care, did you know that part of the child support formula includes health care even if the mom and children have free health care from the state? That's right, I pay her for health care every month even though she gets it for free already. But I digress.
Tucked in with this exciting letter I got today as well was a nice "hunters orange" note informing me that I wouldn't be able to obtain a hunting or fishing license and that the DNR was informed of what a bad guy I am. Now I can't take my kids hunting or fishing? Wow.
I can't wait for this fun day in court that I have to look forward to. They will treat me like crap, insult me, take my money, and try to get blood from a turnip. I wonder if they will threaten to put me in jail. I can earn a lot of money and take care of my children from there I'll bet. All you hard working tax payers would be happy to support my little vacation from society wouldn't you?
Check out this link, from the State of Michigan, as to how much power the FOC has in their efforts to enforce child support.. http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124-5453_5528_29251---,00.html . They automatically report to the credit agencies if I fall behind !!(??). Now my credit is going downhill too. Now since our insurance companies can raise rates based on credit my insurance rates can rise costing more money realizing even less available money to take care of my children. Is the entire system a downward spiral or what? The info on that link will shock and scare you. Nothing like big brother having too much power and screwing up more than ever. Take the money I am able to afford to provide for my children and absorb it into attorney fees, higher insurance premiums, more paperwork and court fees, etc. Send as much of my money as possible into the system and don't let it go towards helping support my children. Hmmm.
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