I just did my taxes, and my refund was down a helluva lot more than 8%… and I owe the state money now. Granted, my wife worked a lot more and I got a substantial promotion, so we likely got bumped up a tier.
Apparently they reduced the withholding rate to make the effect on each paycheck look big. This is now backfiring since a lot of people now owe money at the end if the year. 12D chess!
Err, yes, except for the caravans and the 42 million Latinos that are trying to force their way into the country at this very second. In fact, Fox & Friends has now verified that fourteen additional caravans have formed in response to my incredible SOTU address!