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Originally Posted by Grapist
Funny, when the CEO of Whole FOods revealed how they handled health insurance for employees, it caused quite the outrage amongst people who shopped there. They cried "Boycott Whole Foods" (I don't even remember what the stupid reason was, but it irritated people. Guess what happened, nothing.
If you are going to scrutinize the moral/ethical views of corporations actions and not do business with them anymore, then you should:
Grow your own food
Make your own clothes
Build your own home, furniture, and any other appliances you want.
Build your own transportation, electronics devices you depend on, etc.
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Mr. Mackey wrote:
"While we clearly need health-care reform, the last thing our country needs is a massive new health-care entitlement that will create hundreds of billions of dollars of new unfunded deficits and move us much closer to a government takeover of our health-care system. Instead, we should be trying to achieve reforms by moving in the opposite direction—toward less government control and more individual empowerment. Here are eight reforms that would greatly lower the cost of health care for everyone:..."
entire article here:
John Mackey: The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare - WSJ.com
So, if you were encouraged to boycott Whole Foods by those who believe(d) that we do in fact need a massive new health-care entitlement that will create unfunded deficits and/or that in fact people are stupid and the government should run every possible aspect of everyone's lives. Or possibly by those who really just want to tell other people how to live their lives, often to avoid having to actually live their own. Either way, your advice works.
