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Washington lawyer on furlough lives out dream of running a hot dog cart (www.reuters.com)

submitted 3 days ago by SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world to c/news@lemmy.world

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Isaac Stein makes his living as an attorney for the Internal Revenue Service, working mostly on his own, writing retirement plan regulations in a Washington office building.

Since the federal government shut down early this month, his typical day could not be more different. Stein now spends afternoons on the streets of the nation's capital selling hot dogs, Moon Pies and RC Cola from a cart he has named “SHYSTERS.”

It's a job that calls for people skills and a sense of humor, both of which Stein has in abundance. One constant is his attire.

He serves up his dogs wearing a business suit and tie, just as if he were back at the office serving up tax regulations.

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[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Have a hunch his lifestyle may be changing a bit if he continues a career into hot dog vending. I don't know many vendors who can even afford a suit.

But it's a cute story that distracts us from the giant gap in inequality and how someone who fights for those at the very top gets to play pretend as someone from below for a few days.