Under the surface of the current anti-capitalist protests, from Wall Street to the City of London, is a decade-old sore that never healed. On October 16 2001, Enron hosted the earnings call that first alerted the world to the toxicity of its off-balance-sheet arrangements. It triggered a death spiral. By December 2, Enron was bankrupt. Within a year, Arthur Andersen, its auditor, had disintegrated.
在当前反资本主义抗议活动(从华尔街到伦敦金融城)的表面之下,是一块长达10年且从未痊愈的伤口。2001年10月16日,安然(Enron)召开财报电话会议,第一次向世人提醒其表外安排的毒性。这引发了一个死亡螺旋。12月2日,安然破产。一年内,其审计机构安达信会计师事务所(Arthur Andersen)四分五裂。
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