I claimed like 5 kids or something one year so that my withholding would be less. Total lie, and quite possibly illegal, but I was tired of giving those fucksticks an interest free loan every year. I ended up owing like $500.
Ph's view is, unfortunately, not uncommon. So many are accustomed to getting refunds that we view it as a gift or even come to rely on it as income during tax time. It is OUR money, not theirs. That is why we get a refund. If the car dealership overcharges us a couple grand on a car and then comes back in April and says, "Whoops! We fucked up! Here's a check!" we don't thank them. We report them to BBB or something of that nature and demand answers. Granted, many of the refunds result from interest deductions and things that aren't accounted for until the end of the year, so I can give them a pass on that.