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In a bizarre turn of events that would make George Orwell blush, the Republican-led Congress has found itself in a heated debate over the allocation of science funding in the midst of an economic landscape that can only be described as dystopian. The controversy erupted when Representative Newton Slicedbread, a vocal advocate for "traditional American values" and "family-friendly science," proposed a radical reallocation of funds from "fringe" scientific research to the development of "picket-fence-friendly" technologies.

Slicedbread's proposal, which he dubbed the "Back to Basics Act," aims to shift focus from "impractical" endeavors like space exploration and climate research to more "grounded" pursuits such as the perfect lawn-mowing robot and a national network of drive-thru only restaurants. "We're talking about science that serves the everyday man, the man who wants to look out his picket fence and see a robot mowing his lawn, not a scientist gazing at a planet that's too far away to ever visit," Slicedbread declared, his eyes gleaming with a mix of nostalgia and a peculiar longing for a future where technology has regressed to the 1950s.

Senator Betsy Homefix, a staunch supporter of the American Dream and the belief that sciencee is best served in a white picket fence," quickly jumped on the bandwagon, praising the act as a "bold step towards a future where our science is not only cutting-edge but also adorably quaint." Meanwhile, the scientific community, which had been largely unaware of this impending paradigm shift, was left scratching their heads, wondering if this was all a cleverly veiled April Fool's joke.

The debate reached a fever pitch when Senator Homefix introduced an amendment to Slicedbread's bill, advocating for the creation of a national "Picket Fence Preservation Fund," aimed at safeguarding America's most cherished suburban icon. "We must protect the picket fence, the embodiment of the American dream, from the encroaching tendrils of science that threaten to replace it with, I don't know, solar panels or something," Homefix proclaimed, her voice echoing through the hallowed halls of Congress.

As the debate rages on, economists and political pundits alike are left to ponder the implications of such a dystopian vision for the future of science and economics in America. Will the Republicans succeed in their quest to mold science into the likeness of a bygone era, or will the scientific community rally to defend the pursuit of knowledge against the forces of nostalgia and picket fences? Only time will tell, but one thing is for certain: the future of science funding has never looked more... well, picket-fence-ish.

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