What Fresh Hell Is This? -- Some States May Delay Tax Refunds

Well, this is just terrific. The following states may be doing this because they're out of money:

• Alabama
• Hawaii
• Idaho
  
• Kansas
• New York
  
• North Carolina
  

Add California too, kids.

What I really love, though, is this paraphrase from Scott Pattison, executive director of the National Association of State Budget Officer:

Delaying refund checks isn't unprecedented, Pattison said, but it is something virtually no politician wants to do, because taxpayers are owed the money and in most cases want it fast.

Y'THINK??? Imagine that, people want their own money back ASAP!