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an effort to create searchable online databases for government expenditures
a tool to highlight the hypocrisy of tax hikers
Constitutional or statutory requirement to rein in growth of revenues end expenditures
a commitment made by elected officials and candidates for elected office never to raise taxes
Raising the bar for tax increases
Requiring a cool-off period for all bills with a fiscal impact
pork-barrel spending - the broken windows of the budget
Spending Transparency Popular? You Bet! 10 Million Hits Don't Lie
While their number is declining, there are still a few people out there that seem to believe that these spending transparency websites that are currently being created serve no purpose because nobody will actually look at them.
Here's a piece of news that should convince them of the opposite: Gov. Matt Blunt's Missouri Accountability Portal has eclipsed the 10 million website hits mark.
Of course taxpayers care to see how their tax dollars are being spent!
If that number of hits isn't impressive enough, then how about this: The team that developed the MAP recently was awarded the American Business Award - the only national all-encompassing award honoring great performances in business.
Congratulations to Missouri and Gov. Blunt on both counts!
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