"I'm getting a HUGE tax refund!"

No shit Sherlock. Still better than having to pay more at the end

This is something most adults know...it's talked about when you get a job and do the starting paper work. For most people, it's easier to give a little more throughout the year in smaller increments than it is to have to pay in. And for people who can't save money.. They have a nice chunk of change to be able to afford those expensive thngs they normally can't buy, thus get excited. Sure there's no interest, but to some it's still worth it

What if I told you the amount I got back wouldn't have made me enough interest to buy my morning coffee... *sips coffee aggressively*

Okay, i knew how it worked
But
No nterest?? 0n0

Why the hell would there be interest? You aren't loaning them money. You're just paying too much in taxes.

What no way mind blown thank you so very much

Who the hell doesn't know this??

A big tax return generally means you have a shit load of tax credits.

That's just it, imagine you've saved 500 quid in a shoe over the year but not realised it, then you go to put the shoe on and... WHAM !!! 500 quid

It's called ZIRP cause you ain't getting it from the bank either! So who cares!

Most large tax returns are to households under the poverty line with children because of earned income credits and the like. It is not money they paid in. They get it from people who actually pay their taxes and dont get jackshit back. One parent with a couple of kids gets 6-10k back. They dont pay that much in making less than 30k/yr.