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Presentation slides / financial analysis report
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Summary
Two slides from a KPCB presentation titled 'USA Inc. | High Level Thoughts' (pages 31 and 32). The document critiques US Government accounting and budgeting practices, specifically noting the failure to count future entitlement payments (Social Security/Medicare) as liabilities and the lack of distinction between capital and operating budgets. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' Bates stamp.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Greg Jonas | Source |
Cited as the source for the accounting analysis, affiliated with Morgan Stanley Research.
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| Laurence J. Kotlikoff | Author |
Co-author of cited paper 'Generational Accounting'.
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| Alan J. Auerbach | Author |
Co-author of cited paper 'Generational Accounting'.
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| Jagadeesh Gokhale | Author |
Co-author of cited paper 'Generational Accounting'.
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Organizations (9)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| KPCB |
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; organization branding on the slides.
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| Morgan Stanley Research |
Source of the analysis data.
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| USA Inc. |
Title of the presentation/report.
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| Social Security |
Mentioned regarding entitlement payments and trust funds.
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| Medicare |
Mentioned regarding entitlement payments and trust funds.
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| The Journal of Economic Perspectives |
Publication source for the cited 1994 paper.
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| US Government |
Subject of the accounting analysis.
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| Congress |
Mentioned in the context of budget scoring rules.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Relationships (2)
Slide states 'Source: Greg Jonas, Morgan Stanley Research' on a KPCB branded slide.
Listed together as authors of 'Generational Accounting'.
Key Quotes (3)
"Government accounting standards do not report the present value of future entitlement payments (such as Social Security or Medicare) as liabilities."Source
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"Our analysis takes a different view: governments create liabilities when they enact entitlements and do not provide for revenues adequate to fund them."Source
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"Budget 'scoring' rules give Congress incentives to hide the true costs...and help Congressional committees defend their turf."Source
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Quote #3
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