Isaac Stein, a furloughed IRS worker who would normally be spending his time writing retirement plan regulations from his DC office. But with Uncle Sam’s latest shutdown circus kicking off this month, he’s ditched the desk for the streets, peddling hot dogs, Moon Pies, and RC Cola from a cart brazenly dubbed “SHYSTERS.”
Because nothing screams “federal finesse” like hawking junk food to dodge financial downturn, but moreso when you always secretly wanted to run a hotdog stand and – wow! – now you do.