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- From: "Terry" <http://profiles.yahoo.com/terrykoch1>
- Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:14:54 -0000
Hi all; I hope that that we all get to know Mr. Mackey when he comes to our area. By his own admission, he is a radical right-wing Libertarian Capitalist who argues that health care is not a right for all citizens. In other words, if you can't afford health care, you don't deserve it. In his own words: "A careful reading of both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution will not reveal any intrinsic right to health care, food or shelter. That's because there isn't any. This "right" has never existed in America." Following this 'survival of the fittest' ethic, and after recognizing the trend toward healthier food choices, he created a vast empire by buying out almost all of the small health food stores and thereby limited the our consumer choices. Personally, I do most of my shopping at Trader Joes nowadays. Biographical article in Barrons: http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424052748704101304577038310951868528.html#articleTabs_article%3D1 His views on Obamacare and Single Payer Health Care: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204251404574342170072865070.html Most entertainingly for me, he inspired this very cool flash mob in my home town, Oakland, after his WSJ article; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APs76Cd6fbI enjoy and,as always, follow your heart in whatever you do; Terry
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