We all pay too much for the cost of government.
I agree.
There are numerous duplicate agencies that do the exact same thing.
There is far too much fraud, waste, and abuse in programs such as Welfare and Food Stamps.
The concept of agencies spending all the money they got for the year, instead of saving money, so their budgets will not be cut the following year is moronic. Obviously you didn't need all the money, and if you don't need it you shouldn't be spending it.
The ACA was packed with over 7,000 pieces of tax dollar wasting BULL$H!TE, such as paying for a study to determine why the sex life of a homosexual Argentinian male is better than that of a heterosexual American male. (If Barney Frank wants to go on vacation he should pay for it himself!

) Every tax dollar spent on B$ like this is a needless dollar taken out of hard working Americans' pockets.
Obama's 1st average $1.3 Trillion per year deficit-spending 4 years in office are a prime example of irresponsible, partisan spending by a mega-majority of LAWYERS (not accountants) who came up with a budget based on showing people/special interest groups / states / their districts / themselves with 'goodies' designed to help themselves, rewarding those who helped get them into office, and to help keep them there. (Before the Libs get pissy, both parties do it. I wasn't purposefully trying to single them out, just use that period as an example.)
The point is not one CPA has the 'hammer' on going through and rejecting / approving the budget. Congress should have the authority to create the budget, but the final draft should have to be reviewed and approved by an 'independent government CPA' that makes his decisions based on monetary factors rather than party desire / special interest groups / etc.
If we eliminated duplicate agencies and eliminated the actual total amount of our tax dollars wasted on fraud / waste / abuse / B$ pork, buying votes and/or influence / remaining in office we would have WAY more money than we needed to actually run it (IMHO).
The fact that we actually do pay too much in taxes for the ACTUAL amount we need to realistically run this country responsibly and in a fiscally responsible way should not be that much in question while exactly how much could / would still be up for debate. (For example: Many people believe in paying one's 'fair share' while others believe some - the rich - should pay far more than their 'fair' share' simply because 'they can afford it'...then there are those - like Charlie Rangel, Al Sharpton, Timmy Geithner - who believe the tax code, even if they write it like Rangel does, shouldn't apply to them.)