What do you do when you pay someone too much? You get a refund and you shouldn't have to ask for it. You don't suggest other ways for them to spend what they weren't entitled to receive/keep.  Billion Dollar excess and the possible answers only include various spending schemes and other? Where was the option of : " Refund the excess taxes to the people who paid more in taxes than was need."

My vote for "other" is intended to mean "refund it". Republicans refund excess taxes. Democrats just keep it and spend it on something not budgeted. Well, actually Democrats don't have excess taxes.