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Audit revealed IRS paid bonuses to employees who were in trouble over tax issues themselves

Audit revealed IRS paid bonuses to employees who were in trouble over tax issues themselves. It’s consistent with gubbermint policy as long as the recipients are all Democrats…

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Not so silent says:

April 25, 2014 at 12:03 pm

Yup lets reward the criminals and criminalize the non criminals (who just happen to be conservative)...If a giant hole were to form under the IRS building and it were to disappear....I would buy drinks all the way around....
Joe Redfield says:

April 23, 2014 at 7:14 am

Were those in addition to the bonuses they got for harassing conservatives?
- MGAP says:
  
  April 23, 2014 at 7:58 am
  
  This was my first though when I heard this yesterday. Hopefully someone will continue digging and we can find out exactly what job these people do over at the IRS. Of course that will likely be reported as a racist homophobic mysogonistic witch hunt by conservative white men.
poppajoe49 says:

April 22, 2014 at 7:43 pm

How cool. the IRS gives bonuses to people that owe back taxes! Why not? They proved they know the laws, they just don't follow them.