Whole Foods co-founder John Mackey, who is worth $75 million, says that business is 'judged and attacked' by society. 'We are the real value creators in the world.'

• Whole Foods co-founder John Mackey thinks business is "judged and attacked" by society.
• Mackey spoke at a conference, in one of his first appearances since stepping down as Whole Foods CEO.
• Mackey has long been an advocate of free markets and decried government actions as "socialism."

Whole Foods Market co-founder John Mackey has a problem: Society doesn't appreciate people like him.