I take this to mean you would support cutting social security (your retirement), Medicare (your insurance before you die), veterans benefits (so we can make it worth it for you to put your life on the line for your country)?

how much does an average american citizen have a say in gov spending? other than their vote, none i'm expecting right?

Let's not forget that working Americans paid Social Security and Medicare taxes their whole working careers. In my view, these two programs are contracts that should not be broken. Absolutely, agree speeding needs to be severely cut. Perhaps the rich should start paying their fair share of taxe...

There's a budget?