The Australian government tried something similar, an automated, probably black mirror inspired orphan crushing machine called Robodebt announced to millions of Australians that they had to repay their welfare payments. There was no human arbiter in the loop to whom one could appeal. After a bunch of suicides and legal challenges, it was eventually scrapped after federal courts ruled it illegal and the government returned $1.2b of stolen money.

This was a rightwing conservative government initiative.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robodebt_scheme#%3A~%3Atext=The+Robodebt+scheme+was+an%2Cpart+of+its+Centrelink+payment

Be sure to cauterize the wound or else two more heads will grow in its place