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[-] tal@lemmy.today 78 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

saying he’s “never felt so free and fulfilled.”

From another article, his role at the IRS is in writing tax law regulations for pension funds. I mean...it's gotta be done, but I kinda suspect that sometimes, it's not very exciting.

Honestly, I'm kinda impressed that he took his furlough and decided to knock something off his bucket list. I mean, if life gives you lemons, make lemonade and all that.

EDIT: Oh, they apparently also mentioned it in this article as well.

[-] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 60 points 6 days ago

Y'know what? Fuck yeah good for him.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 15 points 6 days ago

He's never once had so many people to talk about them Mets with

[-] callouscomic@lemmy.zip 46 points 6 days ago

He's working more than Congress.

[-] KelvarCherry 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

He's doing more work than he ever did as an IRS lawyer. I hope he stays with it.

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago
[-] callouscomic@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

It's literally true. I'm pretty sure the House hasn't even been in session since mid-September, but they're still paid.

Pieces of shit.

[-] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 29 points 6 days ago

“One hotdog, please!”

“Fill out these forms where I put the fun stickers and get a witness to sign.”

“What if I don’t want this much commitment for a hotdog?”

“Jail >:-(“

[-] sundray@lemmus.org 30 points 6 days ago
[-] JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

I happened across this video yesterday about this entrepreneur. Seems like a good hearted person.

Shyster menu options include:

  • $10 - the only choice and drink, mustard and sauerkraut
  • $11 - hot dog with the wrong toppings and drink, four toppings a la carte
  • $1 dog treats
  • $1,000 shirt off my back

Some choice text from the display boards:

  • "The Only Honest Ripoff in DC"
  • All prices include tax, and there is no tip screen. I hate that garbage.
  • Want a hot dog with no drink? You aren't saving money.
  • Briefly recite the historical significance of MoonPies and/or RC Cola for a five cent discount on your whole order.

If I were local, I'd be buying some dogs.

[-] baltakatei@sopuli.xyz 17 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

IRS: Your work is worth doing because it indirectly helps people pay taxes to government which indirectly increases the United States's gross domestic product compared to other nations by helping corporations consolidate into monopolies which indirectly allows corporations to [directly control government via regulatory capture to] indirectly lower prices via consumer welfare doctrine which (allegedly) indirectly lowers living costs of consumers to buy food to feed themselves.

Hot Dog Stand: You feed people, making them happy.

[-] zbyte64@awful.systems 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Are SNAP benefits are a corporate conspiracy in this world you describe?

Kind of yea.

Within snap are some programs (like food stamps) that are another way to funnel government money to private business while using the very real needs people have to excuse the tremendous graft inherent in having the government pay retail price for store goods that it already subsidized the production and transportation of.

There are much more efficient ways to get people food and we used to actually do it but alas there is more money to be captured this way so no more government cheese or federally organized food transportation logistics. ...and don't you dare talk about strategic reserves, stock rotation or paying farmers to dispose of "excess" production..

[-] miked@piefed.social 2 points 5 days ago

so no more government cheese

LOL. I was talking about govt cheese with a co-worker this week. My grandmother, who lived through both world wars and the great depression, would collect anything the govt was giving away. She and grandpa lived in a large home and had more than enough money to survive. She literally had a room where she stored excess food.

[-] zbyte64@awful.systems 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I've seen food stamps used at farmer's markets, SNAP doesn't dictate who or how people grow food, that's a different issue. But hey I guess the situation will improve now that SNAP is being halted, right? /s

It doesn't dictate how they grow the food but the number one recipient of those dollars are the owners of retail food sellers and the biggest of these are companies like Walmart.

[-] hildegarde 8 points 6 days ago

Walmart and many other companies underpay workers enough that they have to rely on food stamps. They use food stamps to subsidize their labor costs to avoid paying their workers enough to buy food.

Yes. We are subsidizing the wealthiest corporations in the world to underpay their workers and then we're subsidizing those workers to pay full retail price for the food that we are subsidizing farmers to produce. Yet no one who works for a living is making any money.

Farmers aren't making any money, retail workers aren't making any money, train workers aren't making any money, truck drivers aren't making any money, but Walmart, Monsanto and Union Pacific are doing fantastic.

[-] zbyte64@awful.systems 5 points 6 days ago

Which should be solved by passing a living wage not by cutting food stamps....

[-] zbyte64@awful.systems 3 points 6 days ago

I wish when Democrats brought up how silly purity tests are they would use your comment as an example. People eating is more important than starving a corporation.

[-] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 5 days ago

nobody's saying that SNAP is worse than nothing

[-] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

This is the plan of the elites: ONLY ELITES or PEASANTS… and the peasants have to say they’ve never felt better in their lives.

[-] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 10 points 6 days ago

A lawyer named Stein, started a food business called Shysters? o.o

[-] SilverFlame@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

It's okay, he's allowed to say it.

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Fulfilled with free hot dogs he means.

[-] not_IO 5 points 5 days ago

scheißters

[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 7 points 6 days ago

Not allowed to sell food along the beach here sadly, a hotdog stand could be fun to run occasionally. Get one of those bike trailer food stands, usually see them for ice cream but I am sure hotdogs work too.

Suppose it's very seasonal work though, nothing most of the year and loads in summer. But I can't do it so there is that problem.

[-] rimu@piefed.social 8 points 6 days ago

He should try it while wearing normal clothes, that'll take his freedom to another level 😉

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 6 days ago

hes wearing gloves too.

[-] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago

Uh huh until the local food cart gang remind him of certain things.

[-] 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago

that's sick. i wanna run a hotdog stand.

[-] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago
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