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Whole Foods CEO writes about alternative to Obamacare; liberals go ballistic
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| August 14, 2009
| Emily Friedman
Posted on 08/14/2009 6:43:37 AM PDT by conservativeinbflo.
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To: conservativeinbflo.
The Whole Paycheck CEO is not a liberal, or at least not a moonbat liberal.
When WF got rid of their live lobster tank moonbats cheered for the rights of the sea bugs, but the CEO explained that it was one of the least profitable operations in terms of overall profit, and profit per square foot, and cost in-cost out. They still sell frozen lobster products.
He said at the time (paraphrasing) that he used to use a liberal/socialist economic model but he realized he’d never have more than a few stores, so he went Western Capitalist and his business boomed. One aspect of that business is marketing toward moonbat liberals, who flock in and spend $25 a pound for “organic” eggplant or $30 for mushrooms you find free in the woods.
I shop there now, I hope the boycott spreads so the clientèle will improve and prices might come down a bit.
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posted on
08/14/2009 6:56:50 AM PDT
by
DBrow
To: MNlurker
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posted on
08/14/2009 6:57:17 AM PDT
by
bvw
To: conservativeinbflo.
"While Mackey is worried about health care and stimulus spending, he doesn't seem too worried about expensive wars and tax breaks for the wealthy and big businesses such as his own that contribute to the deficit," said Lent. Hm.... so much for logic and rational thought.
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posted on
08/14/2009 6:57:30 AM PDT
by
r9etb
To: conservativeinbflo.
"I will never shop there again," vowed Joshua
To: hinckley buzzard
I completely agree. And I love how ABC devotes the first half of the article to the angry customers and addresses those who support Mackey as an after-thought on the second page.
It also displays the liberal consumer’s hypocrisy; they’ll blow a ton of cash on their hippie-crunchy diets and then pretend to care about those who aren’t as privileged. They’re all for equality, so long as “theirs” isn’t affected.
To: conservativeinbflo.
Get a job, make some money, pay for your own $hit. Other than that tough!
The federal government has not business doing 90% of what it does today. It has no power under the US Constitution for almost everything it does.
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posted on
08/14/2009 6:59:36 AM PDT
by
isthisnickcool
(GIVE ME YOUR MONEY BITCH! - President Obama)
To: conservativeinbflo.
We shop at Whole Foods every week in addition to our local fruit stand (we eat only local/organic produce when possible). I applaud the chairman for his dedication to both profitability and less government involvement in our lives. Kudos!
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posted on
08/14/2009 7:00:11 AM PDT
by
B-Chan
(Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
To: conservativeinbflo.
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posted on
08/14/2009 7:00:51 AM PDT
by
justkate
To: conservativeinbflo.
Guess with this crowd it just does not pay to try and be constructive, Mr. Mackey
To: conservativeinbflo.
Oh how I WISH I had a Whole Foods in my area. This just makes me want to shop there more. And you'll particularly enjoy the typical liberal hypocrisy when it comes to free speech!
Whole foods has a bit of a hippie dippie atmosphere but I will start going more often myself.
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posted on
08/14/2009 7:02:06 AM PDT
by
jetson
To: Huck
Doesn't this guy know who his customer base is?Shhhh... there are quite a few conservatives who love to indulge in the fetish of organic food, and we shop accordingly. Though I usually hit Trader Joe's instead of Whole Foods.
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posted on
08/14/2009 7:03:01 AM PDT
by
pnh102
(Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
To: conservativeinbflo.
I love Whole Foods. They have awesome tamales in the summer and awesome baked goods all year long. They also support local produce and dairy farms.
Maybe it’s just where I live, but when GWB was in office, there were always a lot of pro-Bush bumper stickers on cars.
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posted on
08/14/2009 7:03:01 AM PDT
by
retrokitten
(I want to rock your gypsy soul just like way back in the days of old...- Into the Mystic)
To: DBrow
The Whole Paycheck CEO is not a liberal, or at least not a moonbat liberal. I have no doubt that he's every bit as liberal as you'd expect a Whole Foods CEO to be.
HOWEVER.... he's also in business, and is very successful at it. And he seems to have a clear idea of what works and does not work. He's got a very realistic view of what are the actual causes of high medical costs; and also of what Government cannot accomplish.
I highly recommend the WSJ Opinion Piece he wrote, that spurred these little hissy fits.
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posted on
08/14/2009 7:06:02 AM PDT
by
r9etb
To: conservativeinbflo.
Joshua has been taking the bus to his local Whole Foods in New York City.... to fulfill his fresh vegetable and organic produce needs..... a 45-year-old blogger.
Now thats a real man's man right there.
damn metro faggot
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posted on
08/14/2009 7:06:39 AM PDT
by
envisio
(Foxtrot Yankee Bravo Oscar)
To: conservativeinbflo.
I used to dismiss “liberalism is a mental disease” as a gimmicky bumber sticker argument. Not any more. The fight for Obamacare has provided conclusive evidence that liberalism is indeed a psychological disorder.
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posted on
08/14/2009 7:08:17 AM PDT
by
Oratam
To: conservativeinbflo.
Whole foods may seem to cater to the pinko element, but I love to shop there when I am close to one. Don’t forget that this man is a (shudder) successful business man as apposed to the average parasite liberal. He knows socialism doesn’t work.
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posted on
08/14/2009 7:08:23 AM PDT
by
CrazyIvan
(What's "My Struggle" in Kenyan?)
To: conservativeinbflo.
I’ve shopped at Whole Foods from time to time. Not because of organic food, but because they had some products I wanted to try because I hadn’t had anything like them before.
It’s a 60 mile trip for me, but I might make it in the next week or two. This man is the first courageous CEO I’ve ever become aware of. Congrats to him!
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posted on
08/14/2009 7:09:37 AM PDT
by
chesley
("Hate" -- You wouldn't understand; it's a leftist thing)
To: conservativeinbflo.
This is an
ABC publication. The
window to the world for lazy, bigoted people.
How obvious is it?
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posted on
08/14/2009 7:09:44 AM PDT
by
jnsun
(The LEFT: The need to manipulate others because of nothing productive to offer)
To: conservativeinbflo.
Bumb for “Whole Paycheck”
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posted on
08/14/2009 7:10:30 AM PDT
by
CPT Clay
(Pick up your weapon and follow me.)
To: conservativeinbflo.
DEfinitely going to do more shopping at our local Whole Foods after reading this.
A brilliant piece which explains the fallacies which lie beneath the Left's drive for "universal health care." Mackey uses reason and logic...which is why the idiots ABC interviewed can't grasp what he's saying.
I have always been rankled by those pseudo-conservastives who have jumped on the "We need to have coverage for every American" bandwagon.
Health care is a service you purchase, not an entitlement.
I fear that he will pay a steep price for his honesty though. I suspect that a lot more Libs shop at Whole Foods than Conservatives. Kind of sad, because I find that a lot of their products are better than I can buy at my local Krogers...not all, by any means...but many...especially their fresh baked goods...really yummy.
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posted on
08/14/2009 7:12:19 AM PDT
by
Sudetenland
(Without God there is no freedom, for what rights man can give, he can take away.)
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