Today the CEO of Whole Foods, John Mackey, wrote an op-ed column for the Wall Street Journal. It has caused some controversy in the left blogosphere due the overtly "less- government-down-with-socialism" slant. Most of Mackey's talking points are directly in alignment with the corporatist GOP branch - and appearing the WSJ, a right-leaning newspaper add to the perceived bias.
A number of bloggers on various left sites are calling for a Whole Foods boycott citing, along with this new article, the CEO's dislike and work against unions. Here is one rebuttal from Daily Kos.
The thing that sticks out most for me (after the obvious right slant and GOP talking points) is the blatant self-promotion: shop at Whole Foods and you'll all be healthy and won't need insurance. Plus, the majority of people that don't have insurance (poor), can't afford WF anyway. Hell, I can't afford it! It seems as if he's more concerned with making some cash than helping even his employees get good health benefits. I don't quite understand the $1800/year for employees to use toward their deductible. Sounds good, right? But the deductible is $2500, so...isn't that leaving them with the short end of the proverbial stick?
What do you think? Is this a big enough deal that you would boycott (ala Wal-Mart)?
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