An IRS Collections Dept Manager was holding a meeting with his dept.

IRS Dept Manager: "Folks, we get very aggressive with collections starting every December first. I want to see results."

Employee: "But I've got this huge list of people to levy on, and I'm finding so far that most of them don't actually owe any back taxes."

IRS Dept Manager: "It doesn't matter. Clean out their bank accounts, levy their wages, and seize their retirement funds anyhow. We can sort it out later. What's important is that we make our numbers and get that bonus."

Employee: "But if we do all that, thousands of innocent Americans will be homeless and destitute at Christmas. And it's cold outside."

IRS Dept Manager, grinning maniacally: "That's why we call it a bonus."