Burger Joint Learns Hard Way that Gov’t Employees Like Free Stuff (VIDEO)

by Austin Petersen

If you give a mouse a cookie…

The DC’ist is reporting today that one of the many restaurants offering deals to furloughed government employees is having a change of heart. Z-burger had been giving away burgers to furloughed workers, but then they realized what a serious mistake they had made.

READ: Let’s shut most of the federal government forever. 

Apparently Z-Burger gave away 15,840 burgers in just over three days. The total was $88,000 worth of food. The owner wrote that they were giving away $30,000 in food every day, or about 5-6,000 burgers. The lines were reportedly 200 deep and his employees were suffering.

“I’m sorry I can’t do it longer than Thursday. It’s going to put me out of business,” the owner said.

Bonus video: A beautiful animation from the children’s book “If you give a mouse a cookie”.

 

Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.