[MrB]

Food, energy, and healthcare -

the fascist control trifecta.

[wbill]

Yep. Don't need to worry about the populace getting uppity when they're hungry and shivering in the dark.

Or, when they're worried that their kid is going to die from pneumonia, due to lack of antibiotics.

Truly, this administration is the same as the gargoyle in North Korea, or any one of dozens (hundreds? thousands?) of penny-ante tinpot dictators who've ruled through the years.