Your tax dollars at work

Intern learns the hard way that it’s illegal to recite the Gettysburg Address on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial without a permit

Step 1: Be six foot four and skinny

Step 2: Dress up like Abe Lincoln

Step 3: Go to the Lincoln Memorial on Presidents Day

Step 4: Start reciting the Gettysburg Address

Step 5: Get interrupted by a Park Service cop who tells you he can fine you for giving a speech without a permit

Step 6: Move down off the steps of the Memorial

Step 7: Start speaking again

Step 8: A friend passes around a basket to the cheering tourists and they toss in a couple bucks

Step 9: Same cop again interrupts and asks if you have a vending permit

Step 10: Cop passes out a few $100 tickets

Step 11: …

Step 12: Profit! (The government, that is…)

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