Agree. That is the direction we are heading. The majority of the public supports these big government programs like Medicare, SS, Medicaid, etc. And an aging population that will double the number over 65 years in the next 15 years will just add to this support.
I was born in a Communist Country - This is the path to a Venezuelan lifestyle.
My family and I escaped this lifestyle, now it may very well be that I will die in a Communist country run by "elected" Politburo members.
We already have a version of the NKVD/Checka or East German Stassi. And they are feeding what they wish to the Propaganda organs (CNN,etc.)