"I honestly don't know why the article became such a lightning rod," says John Mackey, CEO and founder of Whole Foods Market Inc., as he tries to explain the firestorm caused by his August op-ed on these pages opposing government-run health care. "I think a lot of people who got angry haven't read what I actually wrote. There was a lot of emotional reaction—fear and anger. I just wanted to get people to think about whether there was a better way to reform the system."
Well, I compared the version of his piece in the Journal with the version on his blog, and the material deleted really doesn't make that much of a difference. Certainly, not as far as opinions on health care are concerned. (The material that was edited out was more of an ad for the kinds of organic food he sells.)
Here, he discusses his philosophy in a number of areas.
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