It will be interesting to see next April. The government has been slashed for very modest sums, even in aggregate. People's tax bills will be no lower, and there's a good chance that the deficit will be higher.<p>I have no idea how much attention people actually pay to the final sum. It's never the same any two years in a row even if you made exactly the same salary. You just pay whatever number shows up on the bottom line (or deposit whatever check arrives).