Why You Should Boycott Whole Foods

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Why You Should Boycott Whole Foods

By

Mokhiber , CounterPunch. Posted August 14, 2009.

Mackey is a right wing libertarian.

He’s a union buster.

He believes that corporations should not be criminally prosecuted for their

crimes.

He has just launched a campaign to defeat a single payer national health

insurance system.

And he’s the CEO of Whole Foods.

Primo hangout of liberal Democratic yuppies.

“We are all responsible for our own lives and our own health,â€

Mackey wrote yesterday in the Wall Street Journal. “We should take that

responsibility very seriously and use our freedom to make wise

lifestyle choices that will protect our health. Doing so will enrich

our lives and will help create a vibrant and sustainable American

society.â€

Yes it will, Mackey.

Yes it will.

I do take that responsibility very seriously.

I try to eat well.

And exercise regularly.

I also take my responsibility as a citizen seriously.

After all, Mr. Mackey, we are all responsible for our own civic lives and our

own civic health.

We should take that responsibility very seriously and use our

freedom and make wise civic and consumer choices that will protect our

nation’s health.

Doing so will enrich our civic lives and help create a vibrant and sustainable

American society.

That’s why, today, we are calling on all American citizens to boycott Whole

Foods.

Why?

Because Mackey has launched a public campaign to defeat single payer national

health insurance.

This despite the bottom line reality that single payer is the only way to both

control health care costs and cover everyone.

As Dr. Marcia Angell says in today’s New York Times, “if you keep

health care in the hands of for-profit companies, you can increase

coverage by putting more money into the system, or control costs by

decreasing coverage. But you cannot do both unless you change the basic

structure of the system.â€

Mackey leads his Wall Street Journal diatribe against national

health insurance with a quote from one of his heroines – Margaret

Thatcher: “The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of

other people’s money.â€

And the problem with Mackey’s campaign is that it results in the

deaths of 60 Americans every day due to lack of health insurance.

Mackey is responsible for these deaths as much as anyone.

And we are responsible for putting money into his Whole Food bank

account so that he can continue his campaign without resistance.

I know that this boycott of Whole Foods will upset many liberal Democrats.

Where will they buy their organic wines?

And cheeses?

And tofu?

There are options.

Your local health food co-op.

Farmers’ markets.

Community supported agriculture.

Other corporate chains like Trader Joe’s.

So, please, join the Single Payer Action Boycott of Whole Foods.

Don’t cross the picket lines.

Don’t spend another penny at Whole Foods until Mackey and his right wing

friends are defeated.

And single payer is enacted.

Onward to single payer.

  

  

  

  

  

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Mokhiber is editor of Corporate Crime Reporter and founder of

singlepayeraction.org

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