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a new fox news poll fines a substantial number of people think the severity of recession simply means that more qualify for assistance today. however a larger number believe the government has made it too easy to get assistance and people are taking advantage of that. no doubt in these tough times many people in the united states worry about feeting themselves and their families. america is a generous nation and few deny government help to those who need it. but we also realize every dollar we give to people who should be fenning for themselves is one less dollar we can use for other purposes, including upon heading the truly needy. some people don't seem to are woey about that. john roberts found one in la jolla, california. >> meet jason, food stamp recipient. >> another day in the life of jason. >> what exactly is the rat? are. >> your typical day, an early morning life later in the afternoon? >> later in the afternoon. >> wake up and go down to the beach and deal with my friends and hit on some chicks. start drinking. >> all day, every day. >> we caught up with him in la jolla, california. close to where he grew up. the 29-year-old has chosen the life of a beach bum this this sea side paradise. with no fixed address, jason has for the last couple of years floated from place to place, staying with family, pals and girls he's dated. >> nice day today though. >> he gets by with a little help from his friends and you, the taxpayer. >> my ebt snap card with the coast of california on it. >> how do you get a snap card? >> go to the human resource office and have your birth certificate and social security card. i don't got a paycheck so i qualify. >> how often do you have to do this? >> they have it now where you do it once a year. >> things have changed. back in 1996 if you were an able adult like jason with no family, there were limitations. you can get food stamps for three months every three years. the exception is if you were working at least a 20 hour workweek or participated in a training program. president obama wiped away the restrictions when he signed his stimulus bill in 2009. >> there you go. >> in 2010, obama used his regulatory powers to suspend the suspension of the welfare to work requirements. >> you fill out a form for a th. you are golden. $200 of free money. radical. why not? >> this is my job to make sure everything is rolling smoothly. make sure the sun is up and the girls are out. >> how big of a part of your is surfing? is. >> i surf every day. it's wonderful to get away from everything and clear your head and get out with the boys and have a good time. >> living the life. another dull moment. another day in paradise. party at my pad. >> i got the rainbow roll. ahi, salmon, eel, yellow tail with rice and avocado and then add lobster on special. we got lobster and coconut water. >> jason is off to the automated check out counter. food stamp card at the ready. >> $200 a month and you go boom. just like that. all paid for by our wonderful tax dollars. >> sorry that typically the type of thing you get on the snap card? >> yeah, i usually get sushi, but make it my own way. they didn't have any good fish. i got the premade stuff. >> ebt lobster. >> ebt lobster. anybody want a piece? >> yeah! >> is it to say this notion of holding down a steady job is just something not in your house? >> that's not the direction i'm going right now. >> not something that appeals to you? >> none whatsoever. >> i have to say i didn't know what to expect when i sat down with jason. i was really taken aback that he seemed unembarrassed about sponging off the rest of us this this manner. this was a guy who struck me as capable of pulling his own weight. as resourceful and even intelligent and went to san diego state for a while and then to a technical school where he trained to become a recording engineer. then he realized what he really wanted in life. >> skating the class and here comes motley crew carrying a bottle of jack and partying. i realized i didn't want to be the guy recording those guys. i want to be the guy being those guys. >> he wanted to be a rock star. >> you decided that was going to be your? a life? >> yeah. i want to be heard. >> wait until you hear what else jason had to say. >> john roberts returns later, but first food stamps offer a helping hand, but what about people who say thanks, but no thanks? the ill conceived to push food stamps in spanish speaking communities. an expose you may find hard to stomach. on twitter, use the hash tag fox news reporting. 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