Comments on: “I Didn’t Break It, I Was Just Testing Its Durability” http://www.showmedaily.org/2010/03/i-didnt-break-it-i-was-just.html Advancing liberty with responsibility by promoting market solutions for Missouri public policy Thu, 24 May 2012 12:24:42 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Eapen Thampy http://www.showmedaily.org/2010/03/i-didnt-break-it-i-was-just.html/comment-page-1#comment-5533 Eapen Thampy Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:13:42 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=14892#comment-5533 No, I'm aware of the numbers and trends for Missouri. I haven't seen any comparative data for other states though. There might be some interesting data down that path. No, I’m aware of the numbers and trends for Missouri. I haven’t seen any comparative data for other states though. There might be some interesting data down that path.

]]> By: Christine Harbin http://www.showmedaily.org/2010/03/i-didnt-break-it-i-was-just.html/comment-page-1#comment-5532 Christine Harbin Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:50:39 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=14892#comment-5532 Using the "Show Me: The Spending" web tool, I found that MODot Spent $203,971,096.42 on "Debt Service" in 2009. This represents an increase of 10.47% over 2008. Also, in 2009, MoDOT accounted for 51.49% of the sum total for all Missouri government agencies in the "Debt Service" category. The Office of Administration accounted for 48.11%. The rest of the agencies together made up the remaining 0.41%. The "debt service" category includes the following spending details: "arbitrage rebate," "bond principal," "interest," and "issuance related charges." Would you care to see a graph of the trend over time? Using the “Show Me: The Spending” web tool, I found that MODot Spent $203,971,096.42 on “Debt Service” in 2009. This represents an increase of 10.47% over 2008.

Also, in 2009, MoDOT accounted for 51.49% of the sum total for all Missouri government agencies in the “Debt Service” category. The Office of Administration accounted for 48.11%. The rest of the agencies together made up the remaining 0.41%.

The “debt service” category includes the following spending details: “arbitrage rebate,” “bond principal,” “interest,” and “issuance related charges.”

Would you care to see a graph of the trend over time?

]]> By: Eapen Thampy http://www.showmedaily.org/2010/03/i-didnt-break-it-i-was-just.html/comment-page-1#comment-5531 Eapen Thampy Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:14:13 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=14892#comment-5531 Sounds like eminent domain compensations to me. Have you checked out how much money MODoT spends on debt service fyi? Sounds like eminent domain compensations to me. Have you checked out how much money MODoT spends on debt service fyi?

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