Yesterday, David Alelrod acknowledged that one of the ways the Senate health care bill will slow down the rise of medical costs is by 1) limiting the salaries of the CEOs of health insurance companies, 2) limiting the amount they can spend on administration, and 3) limiting the amount of profits that can go to shareholders. Another way of saying this is,1) diminishing the quality of leadership, 2) diminishing the quality of administration, and 3) diminishing the ability to attract investors. No one could argue that this is anything less than true and pure fascism (government control of private industry).
To the pragmatist, this may seem like a reasonable approach, but to those whose pragmatism rests on a foundation of core principles, this is unAmerican. If the federal government can simply legislate this level of control over one industry, it can legislate total control over all industries. Is it really unreasonable to suspect that this may be the secret agenda of certain of our nation's power brokers? Is it really only a wild conspiracy theory to believe that, just as there have been men in the past who have thirsted for power, there are men alive today who are motivated primarily by a desire to exercise power over others? After all, Mussolini was a favorite of the American left until his association with Hilter made him anathema.
