There were several parts of that story I could comment on but I'll limit myself to just a few of his statements:
Whatever the truth, there is one thing that the most basic understanding of societies throughout the history of the world reveals- concentrating all of the power and the money in the hands of the aristocracy leads to a very unhappy ending.
And while many a society has bought into the notion that they were the one to make it work – they never do.
Why would we be any different?
I agree that concentrating the power and money in the hands of a few elite doesn't end well. However, guillotining the rich and redistributing the nations wealth does exactly that. Such a measure puts all the power and wealth in the hands of the few elite charged with the redistribution of the nations wealth. We should learn from history that those who come to power through mass murder have no qualms about continuing the blood bath in order to remain in power.
So while many a nation has bought into the notion that they could make a bloody revolution of the proletariat succeed - they never do.
Why would your's be any different?
[T]he law...prohibits the state from automatically deducting dues from the paychecks of state employees to be paid over to the unions.
And why does the author consider this a bad thing? The answer was in his very first sentence:
The quest for influence, power and control at all levels of government has long played out through large political contributions and the big bucks paid to lobbyists to accomplish special interest objectives.
By not automatically deducting dues from the paychecks of state employees, the Unions quest for influence, power and control at all levels of government through large political contributions and paid lobbyists will be hampered and thereby threaten the unions special interest objectives.
Clearly the author does not see our Corporatist system as the problem. Oh no... He sees the real problem as having to compete with other special interests for control of government. If only he and his special interest were allowed to weild all the influence, power and controls at all levels of government to accomplish their own special interest objectives - at the exclusion, and even expense, of all the other special interests...
I doubt the author would be writing ominous warnings about the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of his special interests, the Unions. He certainly wouldn't characterize the concentration of wealth and power into the hands of the Unions as coming at the cost of our democracy.
No, he'd be writing about how a new era in America was coming, the era of the worker. Where everyone makes a living wage, jobs are plentiful, green energy powers the economy, and the lust for profit had finally taken a back seat to the needs of the people, all thanks to the power and wealth of the country being concentrated in the hands of his elite, his aristocracy, his special interest group - The Unions.
