Wednesday, June 06, 2007
S.C. FINE: $55 MILLION AND COUNTING
The Post and Courier reported that "Since 2001, the state [of South Carolina] has been fined more than $55 million for not complying with a federal law by setting up a computer system to track parents who don't make their child support payments."
Except for the amount of the fines--previously reported at $58 Million--this is primarily old news. However, the Post and Courier also reported, "thanks to ongoing legal problems with a company that wants to build the system, things may not change before more fines come due."
We note that there is no shortage of apologists stepping forward on behalf of DSS to proclaim what a great job is being done in the area of child support collection. But, this is utter nonsense. Heads should roll at DSS--there is simply no excuse for South Carolina being the only State to fail to comply with federal law, to have been fined more than the system costs, or to have an arrearage equal to four times what is collected on an annual basis.
Labels: Computerized Child Support System, Institutional Mismanagement, Problems at DSS
