Whole Foods CEO: “I Made a Poor Word Choice” in Describing ObamaCare as Fascism

Whole Foods CEO: “I Made a Poor Word Choice” in Describing ObamaCare as Fascism

In an interview with NPR, Whole Foods CEO John Mackey drew a lot of attention—and criticism—by comparing ObamaCare to “fascism.” He said, "Socialism is where the government owns the means of production. In fascism, the government doesn’t own the means of production, but they do control it—and that’s what’s happening with our health care programs and these reforms.” Now, he’s walking back the controversial statement even though his feelings about the health care law haven’t changed. On CBS This Morning, Mackey said it was “a bad choice of words” because it has an association with dictatorships in the 20^th century....