L.A. Times: You Should Feel Sad that You Made a Smaller Interest-Free Loan to the Feds Last Year
Counting on a tax refund to balance your annual budget is foolish. Correctly figuring your withholding is a mature and sensible way to build your finances. Most people who are shocked that they're receiving a smaller refund seem not to realize that they're paying less in taxes. I'm not sure why the media are painting this as some sort of "fault" of the non-preferred political party.