Reply #2: He's using it to balance the revenue side. [View All]

[donco6]

That's why the deficits keep getting bigger.

Example: Your expenditures per month are 3000. You're income is 2500. But you have this college savings plan invested in long term treasuries - not really accessible, therefore should not be recognized as revenue. But you pull it into the equation anyway, just to fool yourself into thinking you're covered for the month. You spend your 3000, and wind up in the hole 500.

Lather, rinse repeat.