Jimmy John's founder contemplates moving headquarters out of Illinois

[The Northerner]

Source: News-Gazette

CHAMPAIGN – The founder of Jimmy John's said he has applied for Florida residency and may recommend that his corporate headquarters move out-of-state as a result of the Illinois tax increases enacted last week.

Jimmy John Liautaud told The News-Gazette on Tuesday that he is angry about the moves, which boosted the individual income tax from 3 percent to 5 percent and the corporate income tax from 7.3 percent to 9.5 percent.

"All they do is stick it to us," he said, adding that the Legislature and governor showed "a clear lack of understanding."

"I could absorb this and adapt, but it doesn't feel good in my soul to make it happen," Liautaud said.

Read more: http://www.news-gazette.com/news/business/economy/2011-01-19/jimmy-johns-founder-contemplates-moving-headquarters-out-illinois.h

[closeupready]

1. Go. Your pizza was never half as good as Giordano's.

n/t

[Travis_0004]

2. Jimmy Johns sells subs

[sabra]

3. aren't they a sandwich shop?

[Jansen]

4. interesting. what do you think about the sandwich they offer?

nt

[closeupready]

5. Oops - sorry, I meant Garcia's.

My bad. It's been a while, okay?

[timo]

6. not seeing it on the menu

http://www.jimmyjohns.com/menu/menu.aspx

[closeupready]

9. I'm having a dumb day today. Ignore me.

:crazy:

[former9thward]

20. I'm sure workers in Illinois appreciate someone in New York

telling a business to move out of state.

[AtheistCrusader]

25. Swing and a miss

but that was pretty funny, h/t.

[Divine Discontent]

35. mmmm Giordano's....

[UrbScotty]

7. No more Jimmy John's for me! (nt)

[dencol]

14. Me either.

With so many corporations showing their true colors, I find myself saving a lot of money!

[NightWatcher]

8. Come to Daddy, baby

We had three of their six footers a few weeks ago at work, yum

[AtheistCrusader]

26. Friday is Jimmy John's fridays at my work.

I refuse to let politics interfere with my delicious precious.

[DCKit]

10. "...he has applied for Florida residency..." Was I living there illegally? Dayum! nt

[Dappleganger]

17. Needn't worry, we let everyone in.

Any if you're a good enough criminal, you get to be governor!

[russspeakeasy]

22. Or a bad enough one...this is one sick POS this time around.

[jobycom]

11. Let him plow his own damn streets next time it snows.

See how much money his business makes then. Idiot.

[former9thward]

21. It doesn't snow alot in Florida

[jobycom]

27. It does in Illinois. And it does in many other places he has stores.

In Florida they have to worry about drainage. He's a typical entitlement case. People owe him everything, he owes nothing back. Libertarian, Republican, or just uninformed... but I repeat myself.

[Xithras]

12. You have to apply for a Florida residency?

Wouldn't it be great to wield the "Application Declined" stamp in THAT office? :evilgrin:

[Frisbee]

13. Never ate there...

and now I never will. Actually, I never would have anyway because their drivers drive like complete a$$holes and really piss me off. :mad:

[madrchsod]

19. you ain`t missing anything...

[AtheistCrusader]

28. Oh please.

Subway is disgusting, Georgio's is marginally better than Subway, Blimpie is good quality, but completely broken assembly of components, and Quiznos only excels in toasted sandwiches.

Jimmy John's sandwiches are friggin glorious.


(Maybe if we had some more options around here. Sub Shop #9 is like an hour drive.)

[bbinacan]

15. I fear that Illinois

will see more of this kind of thing.

[PatrynXX]

16. Why I'll never know

Has one of the lowest tax rates in the country. Oh I'll just go to one with a higher tax rate just to prove a point o_O

[Statistical]

31. Where do you get that idea.

Only three states have higher corporate income tax rate.

IA - 12%
PA - 9.99% (got to love they didn't go to 10%)
MN - 9.75%

[madrchsod]

18. bye,bye....

[former9thward]

23. The top Democrat in the state, Mayor Daley, predicted this.

He said that with a tax increase business would move from the state. http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2011/01/daley-says-tax-increase-will-send-businesses-out-of-state.html

[thecoyote23]

24. JJ's

I was a delivery driver for Jimmy Johns and I can tell you straight up that this guy is a fascist pig. He's the type of guy who pays peanuts to his workers because the drivers are supposed to make tips, but when he is out on the town he is known as a non-tipper himself. His attitude is typical of the American wealthy. He makes it out like he worked for every penny to make his business when his father gave him a load of cash to start it in the first place. Give me 25k for a startup and I'll be a millionaire in a decade or so too. I get sick of that whole "I started with nothing, I'm a regular blue collar guy" garbage.

[Kip Humphrey]

29. Jimmy John's lack of corporate responsibility doesn't feel good in my soul

[tooeyeten]

30. good citizens

pay their taxes, or does he prefer the government cut back on law enforcement and fire protection?

[marmar]

32. Anti-union Jimmy John's? Quelle surprise.

nt

[ellie]

33. Both my husband and I

became extremely ill the last time we ate at Jimmy John's. The thought of that place makes me want to puke.

[MrSlayer]

34. Greed is the main factor in the destruction of this country.

Oh No! Not TWO FUCKING PERCENT!!!

[Mr Generic Other]

36. jimmy john's, the place where employees who refuse to serve rotten meat

are threatened with firing. There are no jimmy john's restaurants in my neck-o-the-woods but i wouldn't eat there if there was.
read the story at this link to see how they treat their employees and what they think of their customers.
http://news.infoshop.org/article.php?story=20100927132925893

[47of74]

39. Thanks for sharing this

My opinion of the Jimmy John's founder has gone from the toilet right down in to the sewers.

[Saturday]

37. Good riddance. nt

[AngryAmish]

38. I was out drinking with this guy about 15 years ago.

Friend of a friend thing.

It was...interesting.