Taxpayer-Funded Temper Tantrum Goes Vertical

A group of Yosemite National Park employees, upset about federal job cuts, decided the best way to cope wasn’t by finding work in the thriving private sector but by hanging an upside-down American flag off El Capitan. They timed their little protest for maximum visibility during the park’s famous “firefall” event, where thousands gather to watch Horsetail Fall glow like molten lava. Nothing says “protecting public lands” like using a national landmark as your personal grievance billboard. Instead of asking why bloated government agencies need endless taxpayer money, these staffers threw a bureaucratic tantrum, demanding more federal jobs—likely to fund more paper-pushers who add little to the visitor experience. The real spectacle here wasn’t the firefall but the entitled employees who believe national parks exist to guarantee them government paychecks. Maybe they should learn from the private sector—where people actually have to earn their keep.