re: #111 freetoken

Mackey is blaming the ACA when his problem is increased healthcare costs now, independent of ACA.

Whole Foods’ costly insurance plan illustrates why Mackey’s opposition to the Affordable Care Act was misguided. Like other major grocery store chains, Whole Foods is facing rampant inflation in health costs.
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Whatever the reason for Whole Foods’ health care woes, its solution is simple: Cover fewer workers. Another internal Whole Foods document obtained by Mother Jones, “Guidelines for a Part-Time Work Force,” notes that part-time workers are less likely than full-timers to qualify for or sign up for the company’s health plan—a major reason why part-timers cost less. “Whole Foods currently has 17% of their team members as part-time,” the document notes. “The ideal situation is to have 30% part-time. By shifting the workforce by 13% we expect to substantially improve the company expenses by 2011.”

In short, Whole Foods’ solution is to become part of the problem Mackey is complaining about. By increasing the portion of its workforce that goes without insurance, it is burdening the health care system and driving up costs for everyone else.
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2010/11/whole-foods-health-care-crisis

Isn’t that just like a Libertarian.