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“Why do I have the idea that you missed the point of the story?”

I’m sure a lot of other people did, too. I grew up in LA before moving to Sacramento and know that $200 is not a lot of money down there. The thought that someone was ‘living it up’ on that money is so absurdly false that I couldn’t even see the rest of the story.

He was buying sushi and lobster. Showed him at the grocery store. And he has no job, is 29 and doesn’t want a job. He wants to surf. Lives with friends and family members. The point is we taxpayers are giving him $200 a month to buy lobster. Are you okay with that???

I also lived in Los Angeles and am familiar with the cost of living in Southern California. I know what we bought our house for in 1974 (5 figure$) and what it sold for in 1997 (high 6 figure$). So, you can see that I am not unaware of what $200 will and will not buy in Southern California, particularly in La Jolla.

If you had such a difficult time understanding the point of this story, may I recommend a journalism course in a nearby community college. It could do wonders to help you understand the larger message being carried in a news story, and it could even help you get unstuck when something rather meaningless grabs your attention.

But until then, I'll let you in on the larger point of the story: YOU (assuming you're a taxpayer) ARE PAYING FOR THIS GUY TO GOOF OFF DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY. And since this story was a tease for a special later on tonight on FOX News, you're likely to learn that you're probably paying for millions more like him who would rather not sit in front of the camera to show the world what freeloaders they are.

Such a pity to get so hung up on such a small detail. I believe that's known as straining at the gnat and swallowing the camel. LOL!!