An unusual feature of modernity is people who regularly make life or death decisions for others rarely actually face threat of violence for making those decisions.
Heath Insurance companies are the Designated Bad Guy in the US's socialized healthcare system (since they're the only entity placing downward pressure on the infinite amounts of money that could be spent given the lack of price signals everywhere else in the system) so the CEO is simply playing his part, but I think the return of the "pitchfork waving mob" solution is an interesting development we haven't seen for awhile.
As Thomas Jefferson has said "The tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
Even if this man himself wasn't a "tyrant" any more than any CEO was, it should still give them pause to understand the consequences and weight of their actions.
An unusual feature of modernity is people who regularly make life or death decisions for others rarely actually face threat of violence for making those decisions.
Heath Insurance companies are the Designated Bad Guy in the US's socialized healthcare system (since they're the only entity placing downward pressure on the infinite amounts of money that could be spent given the lack of price signals everywhere else in the system) so the CEO is simply playing his part, but I think the return of the "pitchfork waving mob" solution is an interesting development we haven't seen for awhile.
As Thomas Jefferson has said "The tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
Even if this man himself wasn't a "tyrant" any more than any CEO was, it should still give them pause to understand the consequences and weight of their actions.