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> The state took in more than they could spend in 2021. This year, when I filed taxes

That's not quite accurate. They (government) can always find ways to spend the extra money. Oregon passed a ballot measure that constitutionally mandated them to send back any excess above what they budgeted. If they said they need $1.5 billion to run the state for the biennium (made up number) and they collect $2 billion, they have to return $500 million back, and in equal proportions to what the individuals (and corporations) paid. There was a long time where the gov't was overtaxing people (by keeping excess collected) and this was a fair remedy.