I saw this headline today:
States kick grandma to the curb
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- For the elderly, state budget cuts could mean no more daily hot meals and exercise classes to help prevent falls. At worst, some could even lose their beds at the nursing home.
These and other lifelines for seniors may disappear as governors and lawmakers slash spending to close an estimated $112 billion in budget shortfalls, advocates say.
One of the first things that came to mind was a Jack London short story called "The Law of Life", about an aging American Indian man abandoned by his tribe and left to die.
The Law of Life
As a short story it's pretty good - but as a view of the Republican views on aging and health care, not so much.