I find it rather telling that the this story has drifted off the front pages of virtually all the mainstream media.

This story SHOULD be front-page news.  This is our government using accounting practices that would be straight-up illegal if it were a private sector company and is only legal because the government can pass a law saying it is legal for them to do so.

This is our government booking the present value of estimated future income as an asset today, all in order to "offset" debt and make current spending appear as if it were revenue, not spending .  If that sounds familiar it is because that is PRECISELY what Enron did in the late 1990's.  Their CEO was convicted of fraud for this and sentenced to 24 years in jail for doing so.

This is NOT a story that should be swept under the rug.