All's fair in the tax game

I am sure most people out there will agree with me when I say that I feel as though my relationship with Uncle Sam is a bit one-sided. He takes and takes, and then when you think he's giving, he finds a way for someone else to take.

Case in point, my 2006 taxes. The gov already takes some ungodly amount out of my paycheck on a bi-monthly basis and when doing my taxes, it SEEMED like I was getting a decent return back from the fed. But, DOH! Somehow the trick was that I would owe a similar amount to the state - ARG