[Ghoulish Delight]

Or, to elaborate further, and to actually answer your question, it's to counter act the argument that "this is a socialist program, therefore it is by definition evil." Whether there are reasons this specific socialist program is bad is indeed a question that should be up for debate, however much of the opposition never goes further than "It's a government takeover!!!!!!!!! Run for the hills!!!" And when arguing that point, yes, pointing out socialist programs that exist, work, and are considered by no one to be evil is a valid counter, and disproves the argument.