Topic: Irs Bonuses

The Department of Defense has ordered nearly 10,000 veterans to repay enlistment bonuses received during the height of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The Pentagon is using wage garnishment and tax liens to recover the funds, a move described as a betrayal of service members who fulfilled their combat tours.

An audit of the Internal Revenue Service found that the agency paid $1 million in bonuses to over 1,100 employees who were behind on their own tax payments. The report also revealed bonuses paid to workers facing disciplinary action for misusing government credit cards. The hosts note the irony of the IRS rewarding staff who fail to follow the agency's primary mission.