Washington taxes too much and wastes money on programs that do not work.
Many people believe the government is out of control and no longer operates under the Constitution.
There was nearly complete agreement on some issues in the survey. Southwest Missourians want a real balanced budget' without deceptive Washington accounting tricks. They also want guarantees that it stays balanced. One-fifth of the replies said Social Security should be left alone, unchanged. They need to put this at the top of next year's agenda so national education and debate can begin about replacing the system we have with a simple, fair and understandable tax process.