[joosters]

Perhaps Kickstarter could insist that projects account for their spending on the project? e.g. if you've raised $100k, you'd better be able to show that you spent that $100k in ways that are related to the project, and not on a shiny new car. This would form part of the contract between project & funders and could open the way to lawsuits if the project couldn't demonstrate reasonable use of the cash.

The mere threat of future legal problems would (hopefully) keep Kickstarters more honest, and would reassure funders, making them more likely to fund more stuff.