By Helen Coster

(Reuters) -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.

The hot dog cart – the slogan for which is: “The Only Honest Ripoff in D.C.” – is the realization o

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