You know, this year it’s possible we could have a national unemployment rate higher than Big Papi’s batting average. Don’t care if you do bleed pinstripes — that stat’s not funny…it, it, it’s not fun.

So do yourself a favor and ignore — I repeat — ignore Barack’s advice to skip that trip to Vegas this year. All due respect. Seems they’ve started a chain of soup kitchens in the desert out there to feed the hungry.

* At Luxor, $35 gets you all you can eat and drink at their buffet, all day long — INCLUDING BEER AND WINE.

* Excalibur? A cool $25 gets you all you can eat, all day long at Roundtable with a preferred line access wrist band. My kinda bling.

* MGM Grand, too, is offering an all you can eat, all day long special: $29.99 at its Buffet — that’s unlimited prime rib and crab legs in a 24-hour period.

We got 99 problems in America, but emaciation ain’t one.

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