Co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods John Mackey writes in the Wall Street Journal that the last thing the US needs is a massive new health-care entitlement that will create hundreds of billions of dollars of new unfunded deficits and will move the US closer to a complete governmental takeover of the health-care system. Health-care reforms need to be financially responsible and emphasize personal responsibility. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240529...574342170072865070.html
In August, the CEO and co-founder of Whole Foods wrote an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal to address healthcare reform. John Mackey got caught in a good deal of crossfire after expressing his opinion publicly, and both gained and lost many loyal shoppers at his stores. I urge everyone to go and read the article (unedited article linked here) and let it sit for awhile. I have a hard time determining my opinion on the entire piece … more