Kansas’ debt per capita is higher than ALL its surrounding states.

The debt in Kansas is out of control. 

o    Kansas $1,202 per person – Ranked 18th

o    Missouri $675 per person – Ranked 33th

o    Oklahoma $493 per person – Ranked 38th

o    Nebraska $22 per person – Ranked 50th

§  Kansas’ debt has increased 874.5% since 1992, from $424 million in 1992 to $4.13 billion in 2007. (Moody’s Special Comment 2008, Kansas Development Finance Authority)

§  Kansas’ debt is now equal to 72% of the State General Fund (SGF) receipts. That means if all of Kansas’ debts were paid off there would only be 28% of the revenue left.

Read more about this issue at www.afphq.org/files/2009_Transportation_Policy_Primer.doc