Late Stage Capitalism

Homeless people who do manage to survive on the street begin to be arrested, and given a choice. Take the injection, or go to a specialized "work center". Its you're choice. Enslavement or death. choose.

That's the thing, that basically does happen here in the US, except without the option to choose death over enslavement. The homelessness-to-prison pipeline is a very real thing, and prisons are privatized so there's already incentive. It's already that bad here.

Your point that this would get normalized is probably right, I was thinking of it as if it's presented as a choice, it will be natural for people to ask what would compel someone to make that choice, which is what desperately needs public attention. I'll think that over.