Ironically, he's almost halfway there; make health insurance (and private education) illegal, tax billionaires and multi-millionaires at 90%, and the government provides food, healthcare, and education for all.

Exactly. This isn't a "political" move for the Republicans, it's an end-game strategy to replace democracy with an oligarchic tyranny, because they know they will ultimately lose their "red" state support, and are betting by then it will be too late.