[jwzimm]

I still laugh at this sort of post/topic.

You are not getting anything from the government!!

You are simply getting refunded the extra money you gave to them throughout the year in the form of excess withholding from your paychecks. Moreover, you are lending them this money at zero interest so you are losing money you could have otherwise made by putting it into an interest bearing account. What you should be doing upon discovering you are getting a substantial refund is going to your W-4 and adjusting your withholding's such that they do not take as much out of each paycheck.