so the national park service wanted to close some sections of yellowstone in the winter due to the risk of avalanche. the businesses in cody, wy decided that this would hurt tourism, so they made some calls to the white house and - voila! - no avalanche closings.
aside from the risk to tourists and park crews, this decision costs us millions in tax dollars to make 463 turistas and hotels happy. that works out to us$8,000 per tourist.
do you smell it? tricky dickless is in the air.