Monday, July 6, 2020

Your Boycott Won't Hurt Jimmy


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This is James John Liautaud.  He turned a $25,000 loan from his father into a billion dollar business.   He donated to Trump, but also to Clinton.  He has spent millions on houses, cars and yachts, but he has also donated millions to schools and youth organizations.  

There is no way to justify or diminish his big game hunting. His decision to stop killing wild animals for fun may have been driven more by the impact of that behavior on his business than any moral or humane considerations.  In my book his love of killing "big game" makes him an asshole and was a good reason to not patronize his business.  Jimmy John's sold that business to Inspire Brands late last year.  Inspire Brands owns Arby’s, Sonic Drive-In, Buffalo Wild Wings, so if you want to boycott someone keep that in mind.  

Also keep in mind that neither Mr. Liautaud nor Inspire Brands are the reason some employees at one of the sandwich shops decided to be racist assholes.  They did that on their own.  

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