Why are taxpayers on the hook for child support for adopted children?

unionmom said:
I'd love to know how and why an individual school is able to incur that kind of debt at the school level. The total before they paid back what they have was $140,000, according to the report that I heard.
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I heard the $140 too. I just do not get the whole loan from the board. I also heard that they are still in debt to the yearbook people and they are not going to be able to get them. Poor Seniors! :( What a mess!
 
It just makes no sense to me. Somebody (or somebodies) messed up. I can't figure out how they are that far in debt with the yearbook people.
 
unionmom said:
It just makes no sense to me. Somebody (or somebodies) messed up. I can't figure out how they are that far in debt with the yearbook people.
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We were just discussing it at school today. I need to talk to some teacher friends over in that area and see what they know.

(sorry for hijacking this thread! :)) )
 
ShoeDiva said:
LisaC said:
unionmom said:
They aren't foster kids ... they have been fully and legally adopted.
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They were foster kids and now have forever homes. Again, this is one thing I don't have an issue with. I know too many baby mamas who are spitting out kids and getting a monthly check so they can sit home and complain about how they deserve more money....
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I see what you are saying about women that spit out kids, but I find it a bit distasteful that parents that made a decision to take on a child, love them, claim them as theirs, also except a handout. Where is the difference? Just because the child started as a foster placement, they decided they wanted her. She was only two or three at the time (Senior now) so she was still even in that easier to adopt bracket. I can almost see it for the older ones that hope almost seems lost, no one wants them, but to pay the parents $78,000 (over time) to help with a child they chose just does not seem right.
I know you said you had no issue with these payments could you explain why (if you don't mind, if so, not a problem) is it just cause others (bad) do it? (I tried to explain what I see wrong in the payments.)
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I'm not sure why it doesn't bother me, I'm usually the first one jumping up and down when I see government waste so I do see your point (and probably should agree), but something tugs at my heart strings when it comes to orphans and kids in foster care. These kids deserve a chance to succeed and if that little bit of money is what makes it possible for these kids to get into forever homes, then I'm okay with it. Maybe I'm getting soft in my old age....
 
LisaC said:
ShoeDiva said:
LisaC said:
unionmom said:
They aren't foster kids ... they have been fully and legally adopted.
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They were foster kids and now have forever homes. Again, this is one thing I don't have an issue with. I know too many baby mamas who are spitting out kids and getting a monthly check so they can sit home and complain about how they deserve more money....
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I see what you are saying about women that spit out kids, but I find it a bit distasteful that parents that made a decision to take on a child, love them, claim them as theirs, also except a handout. Where is the difference? Just because the child started as a foster placement, they decided they wanted her. She was only two or three at the time (Senior now) so she was still even in that easier to adopt bracket. I can almost see it for the older ones that hope almost seems lost, no one wants them, but to pay the parents $78,000 (over time) to help with a child they chose just does not seem right.
I know you said you had no issue with these payments could you explain why (if you don't mind, if so, not a problem) is it just cause others (bad) do it? (I tried to explain what I see wrong in the payments.)
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I'm not sure why it doesn't bother me, I'm usually the first one jumping up and down when I see government waste so I do see your point (and probably should agree), but something tugs at my heart strings when it comes to orphans and kids in foster care. These kids deserve a chance to succeed and if that little bit of money is what makes it possible for these kids to get into forever homes, then I'm okay with it. Maybe I'm getting soft in my old age....
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LOL.
And I understand. The kids part is heartbreaking when they stay in foster care. I guess I should question whether the parents even knew about the money. Maybe they didn't and they just wanted the child. :dunno
 
There is no doubt that it is a lesser evil but it is an evil nonetheless. Yes, they did a wonderful thing by providing a forever home for those children but there should not be one single dime in taxpayer money going to them. Now if a community chose on their own to voluntarily give them support when and if they needed it, I'm all for it. There's just no way they should be getting forced donations from the US Taxpayer.
 
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