>More than that, you haven't >addressed the trust issue. If >people see the
>government using Enron-grade >accounting, it erodes public trust
I thought that was who invented it. Look at the various ways the gov't hides money--usually to show less deficit or liability or money that might go to something else but will get wasted instead.
Postal Service, Fanniemae, Freddiemac, Social Security, defense dept. rainy day funds, etc etc.
Charles Jannuzi