States may hold onto tax refunds for months, click on the following link for the story, also part way down the page where it says:
WHERE DOES YOUR MONEY GO? Enter your salary and see how tax rates have changed over time
Click on that and you can see where your tax dollars go from your salary - Quite Interesting
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