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the amount isn't the dispute. it's the source of the debt.
Wait, you're calling it a lie in huge letters because the person said half a million in child support and not half a million in child support and taxes? That seems needlessly nitpicky and also needlessly aggressive.
considering the tax debt is 90% of that amount, i'd say the article itself is being dishonest.
I'm not sure owing tens of thousands in child support is the glowing endorsement of Cornel West you think it is.
his kids are all grown, so i think it's actually moot.
Why is it moot that he neglected his children just because they're adults? I'd say that neglect says a lot about his character.
he didn't neglect his children.
He absolutely did. He didn't pay child support. That's neglect.
you can call it neglect, but i'd look to the people involved, not some court in racist usa to tell me whether they were neglected.
Yeah, you just blamed someone for their son's death. I don't think you get to have this conversation anymore.
no, i didn't, but toodaloo
i don't let fascists tell me what i'm allowed to talk about.
And now you're namecalling. Block time. I do not tolerate Reddit behavior.
i love the lemmy block system
as far as i know none of his kids have died or agreed to be a gun-for-hire for his employers, so west is still a far better father than biden in my opinion.
Whataboutism is also not a good endorsement of a neglectful parent. And blaming Biden for his son's death is sick.
west isn't neglectful
Yes he was. He didn't play child support. And suggesting Biden killed his son is disgusting.
i never suggested
biden killed his son.
Yes you did.
you're putting words in my mouth
Nope. Everyone can see what you wrote.
sure can.
i thought you didn't want to have this conversation any more
You're still not a good reader no matter how many times you repeat that falsehood.
oh, my mistake: you thought you could tell me what to do.
no.
child support is not a good measure of whether a child has been neglected, in my opinion.
i thought you didn't want to talk to me any more.
Yes it is.
i thought you didn't want to have this conversation any more
You're still not a good reader.
oh, my mistake: you thought you could tell me what to do.
no.
you can't tell me what my opinion is.
Good thing I didn't.
read it again
i didn't blame him for his son's death, but children dying can be a pretty good indicator of neglect
His son died when he was 46. What the fuck are you talking about?
i thought you didn't want to have this conversation any more.
You're not a very good reader.
oh, my mistake: you thought you could tell me what to do.
no.