Over the past year or so, I've pointed out one of the reasons Greece is going down the drain is because of their massive tax evasion problem. Depending on what reports one reads, Greece is losing $36-$100 Billion dollars in tax revenue per year.
Last week, Mr. Inskeep on NPR blew it-- he was interviewing Senator Levin who clearly stated something needed to be done regarding "tax avoidance schemes" in our nation, and of course Inskeep didn't bother asking the Senator how much revenue are we losing due to these scams:
It's $1.1 Trillion dollars per year.