I was wondering whether some Greeks saw through the surface. Your opinion seems the right to me: The older generation didn't know what paying taxes feels like.

I was wondering whether some Greeks saw through the surface. Your opinion seems the right to me: The older generation didn't know what paying taxes feels like. In France, if you have a company, 63% of the company's income goes into taxes before it lands as purchasing power to you (mostly, our VAT is 20%, mandatory insurances are 46% of the remainder, income tax is 23% and so on). When I hear outrage from the Greek people, it's often that their taxes are getting aligned with the norm and are still lower. But the problem isn't taxes or respect of the law. The problem is that there are no jobs, partly because high taxes require a reorganization of the job market, and partly because no-one wants to trade with Greece, given they seem capable of switching to Communism any day from now. I'm sorry for your situation. I hope you can find a remote job in programming, and bring a bit of business into your country. ...And I pray that France doesn't fall into this situation in 15 years. Too few people in France are invested in making businesses run, and most people believe employers are thieves, with barely any knowledge of how the economy works.