"DB" wrote in message
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In this failing economy and age of government bail outs for the rich, are
fathers really expected to maintain their present income levels when they
get layed off?

The purpose of imputed incomes is to overcome actual economic influences on
the economy and set up artificial criteria for establishing CS.

The same thing happens in other sectors of the economy. As an example, why
aren't property taxes going down as property values fall?

The answer is government sets up its own little mechanisms to override
reality so it is insulated from economic changes affecting regular citizens.