Letter to the editor by Bill Bergman, includes “We appreciate state Sens. Pam Jochum and Joe Bolkcom citing Truth in Accounting’s financial analysis of Iowa’s state government in their recent op-ed ('Federal bucks boost Iowa’s budget,' Nov. 2). But their op-ed overstates our appraisal of the contribution of federal funding to Iowa’s government finances. … Many participants in Iowa’s economy pay taxes to a local, state and federal government — and federal government grants for state government programs have mixed if not ominous implications for Iowa taxpayers.”