I don't think it's the inability to collect taxes as much as the people's willingness to pay into the "cost of civil society". When you have people who are sup

I don't think it's the inability to collect taxes as much as the people's willingness to pay into the "cost of civil society". When you have people who are supposed to be respected members of society (doctors, lawyers, etc.) reporting $20k of income while sailing on their yacht in the Aegean, it's hard to convince the normal working Joe that they should be honest and pay their fair share. According to Transparency International's 2010 index of corruption, Greece ranked worst in Europe. I wouldn't find it surprising that all of these hurdles (some so ridiculous it's hard to believe) have been enacted to make sure everyone gets a bit of the honey.