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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI just want to say, Mattress Mac is a mensch
Houstonians know our local Gallery Furniture owner Jim McIngvale. He is a Libertarian style Republican. However, he has opened his 3 stores to be used as shelters and they are BIG. Considering most evacuees are wet, I'm sure thousands of $$$ of furniture will have to be scrapped.
musette_sf
(10,208 posts)and I see this as at least 50% self-interest - lots of money to be made in replacing all the trashed furniture around town.
(speaking as a former Houstonian here)
TexasBushwhacker
(20,233 posts)are offering prayers. PERIOD. No money, no shelter.
Houston Texans - $1 Million
Houston Astros - $4 Million
Dallas Cowboys - $1 Million
New England Patriots - $1 Million
renate
(13,776 posts)And I hope that he can write off every bit of the scrapped furniture on his taxes. He's doing a good thing and I won't ascribe some weird profit motive to him.
cloudbase
(5,526 posts)but he is a quiet and prolific supporter of many worthy charitable organizations in Houston.