Jimmy John's Founder Bails On Illinois

[mrjarrell]

And so the exodus begins. The founder of Jimmy John's is moving to Florida and may well be taking his business out of Illinois, too. Can't say as I blame him, either. You can only be robbed by the politicians so many times before it gets tiresome and you move to better and safer pastures. I wonder how many thousands more will flee Illinois now?

Jimmy John's founder contemplates moving headquarters out of Illinois | News-Gazette.com – Your Source for News and Advertising in East Central Illinois

 

[Arthur Dent]

All they'll do is further raise the taxes on those who remain because they can't afford to move.

 

[phylodog]

Well that's just one more reason for me to stop in to Jimmy's. Not that I need one, I eat there 3-6 times a week on average.

 

[JJGatesE30]

The JJ Gargantuan ftw

 

[hornadylnl]

All they'll do is further raise the taxes on those who remain because they can't afford to move.

And it serves most of them right as they are responsible for creating the environment that drove John Galt out. I have zero sympathy for them. John Galt, get some!

 

[Arthur Dent]

I'm pretty sure the Illinois government is pretty much like it is everywhere else: Doing whatever it is they want regardless of what the people want.

 

[hornadylnl]

I'm pretty sure the Illinois government is pretty much like it is everywhere else: Doing whatever it is they want regardless of what the people want.

Did they quit holding elections and I never heard about it? We get the government we vote for. Keep voting that party line!

It sounds as tough you have contempt for JJ's founder for leaving. Why?

 

[rich8483]

thats what i call voting with your feet, and its the way it should be.

less federal laws so that it in the hands of the states. therefore, if you dont like them, move. the state legislators will get the idea sooner or later

probably later.

 

[level.eleven]

thats what i call voting with your feet, and its the way it should be.

less federal laws so that it in the hands of the states. therefore, if you dont like them, move. the state legislators will get the idea sooner or later

probably later.

No, they will pass a "business relocation fee" and get you on the way out.

 

[Colt556]

WooHoo, More reason for me to eat my favorite subs!!

 

[TiminMishawaka]

I can't say who but I have insider info of another major employer who is taking 2000 jobs to Kentucky in a couple weeks. Illinois' pain has just begun, and the fockers deserve it. Some Springfield turds were just on the radio laughing about how the money they're extending to some business they're going to get back in the new higher tax rates. Oh really Einstein?

 

[hornadylnl]

No, they will pass a "business relocation fee" and get you on the way out.

New York tried that with Rush Limbaugh. I never heard how that came out.

 

[E5RANGER375]

that ****ed up state still wont get it even if every merchant left.

 

[jeremy]

I know the State of Indiana has people courting Businesses over there as we speak...

 

[mrjarrell]

No, they will pass a "business relocation fee" and get you on the way out.

The federal government did. Try leaving this country with your assets and they'll seize up to 50% of them. We can thank Charlie Rangel and Dubya for that one.

 

[mrjarrell]

I know the State of Indiana has people courting Businesses over there as we speak...

Yeah, Indy and some other orgs took out ads in the major papers over there telling them they'd be welcome here and pointing out that Indiana was more business friendly.

 

[dieselrealtor]

And it serves most of them right as they are responsible for creating the environment that drove John Galt out. I have zero sympathy for them. John Galt, get some!

Put the burdon on the sponges! We can't continue at this rate of entitlement.

 

[hornadylnl]

Put the burdon on the sponges! We can't continue at this rate of entitlement.

And the sponges will cry that JJ's founder is shifting the tax burden to them when that's what they've been doing to JJ's founder all along.

 

[Andre46996]

#9 italian night club is the <~~ notice to the mode once again i incorrectly mispelled this word , waiting on infraction

That will get you one... At least it did me.. Who knows if rules are equally enforced though.. Good Luck.

 

[gunowner930]

I just hope that if Illinois residents want to pack up and come here they won't vote for politicians promising to do the same things that got Illinois were they are now.