In addition to the loss of SSI, the support payments will also cause the child to lose Medicaid in most cases. With alimony, the same holds true for a spouse who receives SSI or Medicaid. Under those programs,alimony payments will count as income to the ex-spouse resulting in a loss of...
But as far as I can tell, this calculation is never made on a conscious level. What happens on a conscious level is the rich person finds themselves supporting some moral philosophy – libertarianism, Objectivism, prosperity gospel, whatever – which says it is morally wrong to raise taxes on...