Outrage Erupts Over Tax Subsidies For 'Affluenza' Convict

A quiet but steady rumble of outrage is developing after it was reported the parents of a Texas teen who pleaded “affluenza” when he killed four people and injured nearly a dozen while driving drunk will pay only a fraction of what his rehabilitation will cost.

Much of it will be paid by taxpayers.

“As a taxpayer, I probably feel exactly like you do,” said Greg Koontz, an attorney for relatives of Brian Jennings, a 43-year-old youth pastor killed in the accident sparked by Ethan Couch’s driving.

His comment to the Star-Telegram came after Tarrant County Juvenile Services Placement Supervisor Debbie Spoontz announced Ethan’s parents would pay only $1,170 per month (five percent) of their son’s treatment, which costs $715 per day.
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