Oh-boycott of Whole Foods

I'm not one to post political messages on my website. I'm in business to help people with technology and to make a living, but I'm really pretty steamed. I care about freedom and personal choice. I've also just been through a $30,000 "adventure in healthcare" fighting prostate cancer, so this is all very topical for me.

I've been reading about the backlash against John Mackey's Wall Street Journal op-ed piece against Obamacare.

According to Steve Toback's blog, thousands of Whole Foods' customers are threatening a boycott because John Mackey is proposing that we actually focus on the problem of taking down the barriers businesses face in providing affordable benefits to employees, instead of a government take over of healthcare.

This is especially strange since John Mackey's proposal is simple and involves government getting out of the way of markets, not taking over them. Why do people think that the government that brought you the IRS, the $400 toilet seat, and the collapse of the lending market in 2008 is going to be good at healthcare?

I propose a reverse-boycott (oh-boy-cott?) of Whole Foods; if you support freedom of speech and a reasonable approach to providing healthcare, I suggest you support Whole Foods by visiting their stores. If like me, you aren't near a store, you can purchase a gift card online. I think 1,000 people buying $20 gift cards would make a bigger impact than a bunch of bloggers demanding that Whole Foods be shut down for having a difference of opinion.