The US government does not use accrual accouting

Future liabilities incurred but not paid are not counted as a debit on the books.

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• This 2.1 trillion is current only. -_學無止境- ♂ (263 bytes) () 05/30/2012 postreply 15:09:05

• CIA slush fund maybe? -hercules007- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/30/2012 postreply 18:31:03

• Some borrowing are excluded, e.g. military. -_學無止境- ♂ (64 bytes) () 05/30/2012 postreply 20:36:53