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Good God man! Grab those bootstraps and pull yourself up! ( n/t ) Make7 Feb 2013 #1
But he is mythology Feb 2013 #26
Is that a legitimate excuse in Illinois? DollarBillHines Feb 2013 #2
Where I live laundry_queen Feb 2013 #27
How about people who are laid off? blueamy66 Feb 2013 #30
Oh it's YOU again. laundry_queen Feb 2013 #32
Go do some laundry. blueamy66 Feb 2013 #34
I've had this conversation with you before. laundry_queen Feb 2013 #35
^== This. GREAT answer. IdaBriggs Feb 2013 #42
+1 obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #40
Does the child stop needing food then? Shelter? Medical care? obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #39
It's like that in the US, too obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #38
Does it vary by state? laundry_queen Feb 2013 #41
Then he needs to take any job treestar Feb 2013 #3
Yeah, right blueamy66 Feb 2013 #31
I don't think Family Court will let him get away with no payments at all treestar Feb 2013 #43
I didn't think he was paying to begin with. Terra Alta Feb 2013 #4
No pity for him. At all. madamesilverspurs Feb 2013 #5
I'm one of those parents you mentioned tavalon Feb 2013 #19
So we're supposed to subsidize this deadbeat irresponsible parent? yardwork Feb 2013 #6
If he can't, pay jail him. Then bill him for his incarceration. Damned if the taxpayer will foot Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #7
bingo!!! rurallib Feb 2013 #14
Thanks for the welcome! :) Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #25
Man, can the tea party pick some losers, or what? sadbear Feb 2013 #8
Ha! He lost his job through no voluntary act of his own (except for his extremist nutjob positions). LonePirate Feb 2013 #9
I would say being a nasty, loud mouthed asshole was a totally voluntary act. Auntie Bush Feb 2013 #18
Does the mother get to do that, too? So the children will become homeless orphans? Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #10
There are lots of laid-off people who have Ilsa Feb 2013 #11
Exactly. He needs to be working 29 hours a week at Papa John's n/t arcane1 Feb 2013 #13
Sounds like Joe needs a dose of "personal responsibility" right about now arcane1 Feb 2013 #12
don't they get a pension for the rest of their life? n/t pepperbear Feb 2013 #15
I certain only if you serve for a decade or more. JRLeft Feb 2013 #16
I believe it takes five years before one is vested in their plan. Buns_of_Fire Feb 2013 #45
I do not get this at all tavalon Feb 2013 #17
The only way he paid his child support through 2012 was with taxpayer money! 0rganism Feb 2013 #20
from what I remember, he wasn't paying even then. niyad Feb 2013 #21
= loser underpants Feb 2013 #22
didnt his ex wife and kids stand next to him during most of the 2012 election lunasun Feb 2013 #23
God, WHAT a loser. Zoeisright Feb 2013 #24
. theKed Feb 2013 #28
Get a job, asshole ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2013 #29
YOU LIE!!! Sheldon Cooper Feb 2013 #33
“Joe’s employment has been terminated through no voluntary act of his own" ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #36
As Judge Judy says obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #37
I hear WalMart needs greeters, what's the arthritisR_US Feb 2013 #44
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