Yeah, voluntary only is a means to condition the populace so when it becomes mandatory the cries of dissent will be less and more easily snuffed out. They think all of fools when only many are. Like all true beleivers they will keep pushing and pushing...we who know the horrors this would lead us into need to push back HARDER!
Social Security was first conceived of as a voluntary program.
However, in this case I don't think they would have to make it mandatory. The lower classes would be screaming genetic manipulation of children is aright that must be covered by the taxpayer. The society pictured in Gattica is our future if we let this start. We will become a society of De-gene-erates, vs the engineered, because no parent is going to want their child born disadvantaged. Then, once its normal practice, the elites can start guiding the genome. You see those independent traits conservatives have-- they are anti-social. "We took the liberty of eliminating those embryos with pre-determined undesirable characteristics." Do you ask what those are or just trust the doctor?
Gattaca Visit to the local geneticistWhat makes Gattica so chilling is that its entirely plausible. Of course, ti seems like a lot f the scariest Sci Fi is coming to pass. Its like 1984, Animal Farm, Brave New World, Solylent Green, Logan's Run, and terminator all rolled into one.