Unintended Irony?

Out of all the reasons why conservatives (Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats alike) propose why we should not have publicly funded health insurance, this has to be the weirdest. This meme reminds me of the classic movie Soylent Green. The movie is based in a futuristic dystopia where food is in short supply but Soylent Green, the miracle wafer, comes to the rescue. Given the movie stars Charlton Heston, a cheerleader of conservatism in his later years, and how the plot progresses to its famous last line, "Soylent Green is people!", I can see why opponents to health care/insurance reform decided to inject this air embolus into the bloodstream. To me, it's not a big leap.

If the movie Soylent Green prompted these opponents to claim government funded health insurance will steer the elderly toward systematic euthanasia, there is a slight flaw. Soylent Green was not a product of the government. It was a product of the Soylent Corporation.

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