Single Payer Activists Boycott Whole Foods August 27, 2009

In response to Whole Foods CEO John Mackey's op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, nationwide protests of the grocery store chain have been enacted by Single Payer Activists fighting for Expanded and Improved Medicare for All. For more info on how to join the fight for Health Care, please visit singlepayeraction.org, phimg.org, and healthcare-now.org.

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[58robbo]

forcing someone to pay for your healthcare is not a right!

[motorolarules]

I too believe health care should be part of living in a society. However it is very difficult for me to believe that a country bent on destruction as the US is is capable of fixing, helping or doing anything benefiaI with money for it's own people. The money we waste on military bases, wars and giving to Israel is how we could pay for many benefits for this country's people.

I am very sorry about the lyme disease and do hope you get well soon.

[JohnRhysMusician]

STUPID. GO TO WHOLE FOODS! Most of the folks who shop at Whole Foods, and can pay for their products are Republicans! Most of their stores are in Republican congressional districts. LOL!

[AVAlon199115]

@ekjohndeer yes, and America runs on money. How could these mindless idiots with nothing better to do with their lives overlook that fact?

[Hogbeast6]

Wow. Didn't this video just reinforce John Mackey's point? Way to go Statists, I guess a degree in "gender studies" doesn't prevent one from tripping over their dick.

[Arroway2357]

Funny, the reasonTV channel shows a much more disruptive group singing, dancing, and shouting *inside* the (private property) Whole Foods store. Why isn't any of that footage shown here? Here, it's just nice people quietly and unobtrusively wearing signs to "raise awareness". I have to ask: Why? Why no clips of people trespassing on private property singing "Hey Mackey"? Why no clips of disruptive groups roaming through the store shouting through bullhorns?

[greenghost2008]

there is no right to healthcare u statits. i could call u communist but liberal is enough of an insulting term

[gospideygo2]

Wow.. to whom-ever created this video: I think you missed the whole point john mackey was making - and you should target pretty much the OPPOSITE type of person. Good luck making nothing happen.

[mylesh2000]

thank you 12th jupiter, I am astounded by the extreme ignorance of Americans over this, but heartened by teh Whole Foods boycott (or I should say the "Whole Paychecks" boycott)

[kevinpaulharper]

Thank you for reminding me where I was born. And yes he has a view point that was looked at. They, like I, disagree with this view point and so we take action to fight for what we believe in. Its nice of you to judge these people, knowing nothing about them.

All they are saying is that Healthcare is a right in a society, not a privilege for all who can afford it. Every developed nation in the world has made that point, we are the only developed nation that does not cover all

[ekjohndeer]

This is America , He started this company and made it what it is today from ground up . John has a veiw point that sould be looked at , good or bad just like you have a veiw point . Then you have these mindless idoits that think there way is the only way that haven't done nothing with there lives.