system of tracking all employed individuals to ensure support payments are being paid to eligible children, resulting in less funding from state and federal aid programs. The ultimate goal is to provide appropriate support to deserving children. It is well presented with factual support. The entire style of writing is clear, and informative, rather than a position of supporting the act. It calmly explains how the act will improve the process of collecting child support payments.Because of the format of the DHSS document, most of the verbiage has been carefully selected to be non-specific in gender and to be clear and concise. In my opinion, the words most crucial to the argument include the statistics provided. A few words and selected phrases that were vague included the reference to a strengthened Child Support System and the opportunity for it to be more effectively enforced. Neither one of these claims can be measured to validate the effectiveness of the act. The format of the DSSH document is such that biases and background are neutralized. The only possible biases and background influences were in respect to similar laws. Their assumption that governmental control is the appropriate way to instill a sense of responsibility is a reflection of the effectiveness of several other controversial issues including abortion. An undeniable fact is that money is the true driver in this act. Any income that can be generated from the responsible individual will reduce the amount of state and federal income assistance programs required supporting the children.The advocate view provides several strongly supported statements including The Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) estimates that over 30% of child support cases involve parents who do not live in the same state as their children. The idea of centralized collection and distribution of support payments is strengthened by the statistic that Almost two out of every th...
