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So there was no tax evasion by ordinary greeks? Only by wealthy elites? Not sure about that.

• danenania 15y ago
  What's the use of paying taxes to a corrupt government that wastes your money and doesn't represent your interests? Tax evasion is symptom of deeper problems in this case, not a root cause.
  • Uchikoma 15y ago
    The government did not waste the money, it gave too much to too many railroad workers, civil servants, teachers that now protest against the government that gave it money it didn't have in the first place. And no, debt is not the root cause of tax evasion, tax evasion results in less money for the government so it borrows more and takes on more dept.
• lsc 15y ago
  Not saying it doesn't happen, but at least here in the good 'ole USA, it's actually fairly difficult to cheat when you are in 1040EZ territory, at least not without being really, really obvious. On the other hand, once you start getting on the high end of things, you have multiple sources of income, some real-estate, stocks, etc... you have to hire an expert, and even then, it's something of an iffy thing; Even if you are trying to be honest, an audit is to be feared. The tax law is so complex that they usually find errors no matter how hard you try to get it right. So yeah, I think it's fair to to say that tax evasion is a rich man's crime.