Meet the IRS Lawyer Who Is Using His Furlough to Launch a Hot Dog Stand

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Meet the IRS Lawyer Who Is Using His Furlough to Launch a Hot Dog Stand

At the corner of First and M streets, Northeast, a lunchtime crowd snakes down the sidewalk, with some waiting close to an hour for a hot dog. At the front stands a man in a black suit and red tie, handing out foil-wrapped franks from beneath a red-and-yellow umbrella that reads “SHYSTERS,” a nod to the term for unscrupulous lawyers. The cart is plastered with stickers declaring “The customer is always wrong” and “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give …