In 2062, US healthcare costs continue to rise. Congress gets together to discuss a bill to fix it. Increasing healthcare funding would put them 5% in deficit.

In 2062, US healthcare costs continue to rise. Congress gets together to discuss a bill to fix it. Increasing healthcare funding would put them 5% in deficit. They could reduce the military budget which takes up 50% of the total. Afterall, the US hasn't had a war since it pulled out of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan 40 years ago. Yet, funding has continued going up. The Cabinet chief of domestic terrorism argues that funding is needed for domestic efforts. Those in support argue that the National institute of Domestic terrorism's (NIDT) funds are key to academic research in the sciences, meta verse and improved AI sentience. Those in opposition argue that their funding breakdown is a black box, and they need to be audited. The NIDT must be held accountable to the constitution. Compromise is struck. The Congress approves another 10$ billion for an audit and accountability department in the NIDT. Another $10b are allocated to an exploratory team on healthcare policy. President XÆA-12 calls it a historic moment. The power output of the Kafka and Orwell grave-power-plants is 10GW higher today. All is right in this world.