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New Hampshire Underground => General Discussion => Topic started by: Jim Johnson on August 25, 2009, 01:52 AM NHFT

Title: Liberals boycott Whole Foods
Post by: Jim Johnson on August 25, 2009, 01:52 AM NHFT
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8216685.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8216685.stm)

Liberals are boycotting Whole Foods because Chief executive, John Mackey, wrote that Americans do not have an intrinsic right to health care.
Title: Re: Liberals boycott Whole Foods
Post by: Pat K on August 25, 2009, 02:39 AM NHFT
Oh the beast, the beast,  I would say I would shop there
now, but I see the closest store to me is 16 miles and they
sell kinda fancy for  me.

Still if I am ever in the area of one I wouls stop in
to say good on him.

Oh and if there was one one them whiny demo's going on
I could have some fun.
Title: Re: Liberals boycott Whole Foods
Post by: Jacobus on August 25, 2009, 06:01 AM NHFT
I like Whole Foods but we only go occasionally because of the high prices.  We go to the one in Framingham.  Maybe we'll go more frequently as a counter-boycott.

Here's another asinine boycott attempt (against Scotch whisky):

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/6077852/US-urged-to-boycott-Scottish-products-after-Lockerbie-bombers-release.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/6077852/US-urged-to-boycott-Scottish-products-after-Lockerbie-bombers-release.html)

I fully intend to counter-boycott that one  ;D

Title: Re: Liberals boycott Whole Foods
Post by: Tom Sawyer on August 25, 2009, 07:58 AM NHFT
Good article he wrote...

"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out
of other people's money."
—Margaret Thatcher


The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare
Eight things we can do to improve health care without adding to the deficit.
Wall Street Journal opinion piece by John Mackey

...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: ...

Mr. Mackey is co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market Inc.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204251404574342170072865070.html

Title: Re: Liberals boycott Whole Foods
Post by: AntonLee on August 25, 2009, 02:05 PM NHFT
I read this and went there, expensive but I got some yummy stuff.
Title: Re: Liberals boycott Whole Foods
Post by: bigmike on August 26, 2009, 09:53 AM NHFT
Trader Joe's is the low-price version of Whole Foods, but the closest one is in Boston.
Title: Re: Liberals boycott Whole Foods
Post by: Jacobus on August 26, 2009, 09:55 AM NHFT
There's also a Trader Joe's in Framingham, about 500 feet away from the Whole Foods.  They sell $3 bottles of wine. 
Title: Re: Liberals boycott Whole Foods
Post by: lildog on August 26, 2009, 10:30 AM NHFT
Quote from: bigmike on August 26, 2009, 09:53 AM NHFT
Trader Joe's is the low-price version of Whole Foods, but the closest one is in Boston.

There's a Trader Joe's in MA just over the boarder from Nashua.  It's literally walking distance from the mall.
Title: Re: Liberals boycott Whole Foods
Post by: Fluff and Stuff on August 26, 2009, 02:39 PM NHFT
There is a Hadley, MA Trader Joe's for the Keene folks.

375 Russell Street
Hadley, MA 01035
Trading Hours: 9 am – 9 pm
Phone: 413-587-3260

All East Coast stores
http://www.traderjoes.com/Attachments/EC_loc.pdf

The Whole Foods is right next to it.

327 Russell St
Hadley, MA 01035
413.586.9932
413.584.4588 fax
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. seven days a week.

All MA locations
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/all/index.php#ma
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