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by 6stringmerc 3669 days ago
Ahh, another example of "Creative Accounting" as I like to call it. Sort of like "Creative Writing," but instead of writing up a fictional story, it's about moving numbers and creating plotlines that aren't true but look pretty good on paper. My how I loathe it.

On the flip side, I would like to think one of the most talented gentlemen in such a dog-shit-ethics-gutter, Mr. Andy Fastow[1][2], would be an excellent comentator on this subject.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Fastow

[2] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-03-22/enrons-and...