"Nearly one month into the government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal workers remain on furlough. Isaac Stein is one of them. Normally, he's a lawyer for the IRS who writes tax regulations. But on a sunny Sunday afternoon on a corner in his Washington, D.C. neighborhood, he's wearing a suit and tie, working his hot dog stand, "Shysters Dogs." Its motto: "the only honest ripoff in DC." "I am having a grand old time slinging hot dogs," Stein said."
"The stand is a realization of a childhood dream for Stein. While his classmates enjoyed playing basketball, he said, he had more fun manning the concessions stand. This summer, he decided he wanted to open a hot dog business of his very own. "I got all the permits in late September, and then I was furloughed on October 8th," Stein said."
Isaac Stein, an IRS lawyer who writes tax regulations, was furloughed during the government shutdown and began running a hot dog stand called Shysters Dogs. The stand offers a tongue-in-cheek menu with a "correct hot dog" (mustard and sauerkraut) and a "hot dog with the wrong toppings," plus RC Cola, MoonPies, dog treats and branded stickers. Prices are $10 or $17 for a hot dog and a drink, with a chips deal for two dogs. Stein obtained permits in late September and turned the side project into a seven-days-a-week operation during his furlough. He uses humor and small incentives, including a discount for reciting MoonPie/RC Cola history and a novelty "shirt off my back" offer for $1,000.
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