Ah yes, I've vaguely heard of variations of that... all in pursuit of the almighty dollar.

I just wanna be able to pay my freakin' bills!

I'm glad Idiocracy has at least gained a bit of momentum as a cult classic. I think one of the more poignant (but seldom mentioned) "bits" about that movie is that it actually opened in Germany, not in the US, and the US test screenings were very unfavorable, but European test screenings were generally favorable. Had hopes for it... I was actually living in Round Rock, Texas where part of it was filmed and Mike Judge was a "local boy" from nearby Austin, so it was in the news a bit, at the time.