There should be no social security requirement unless someone is not paying child support. That would be putting everyone at risk for the few, percentage wise. But not paying to support your kids is about the worst thing anyone can do, and should be enforced diligently.

Having said that, it is unbelievable what the mandatory payment is to kids. I was out BSing with a buddy of mine about two years ago who is a lawyer, and he told me that if my wife and I divorced, it would cost me about $1,200 a month for my kid at that time. That does not include alimony, since she is not working, and that was before we had our other son. If you considered two kids and alimony, I wouldn' t be able to afford a cardboard box to live in and macaroni and cheese to eat. Since when does it take $1,200 a month to raise a child? I understand enabling them to live a decent lifestyle, but most of my money goes to mortgage on the house taxes and minivan payment, etc. And I don' t make $100 k a year!