[dfwgator]

A tax refund is basically giving the government an interest-free loan.

[PeterPrinciple]

So what.

All you have said is that you are paying more taxes because you got less of a refund. That is your point of reference.

Think about it......................

[bert]

In California where an excess of taxes were collected over actual needs, checks were written by the state apparently to defray the burden of expensive gasoline.

That was in effect a return of taxes disguised as a boon to help out against expensive gasoline