Tax cheaters

Is there anyone who isn't? I mean really, everyone has cheated on taxes. I've often wondered why this goes on as the means to find and punish those offenders is at the governments disposal. I read today with amusement that the Greek government had found up to 60% of corporations had cheated, in some ares the figure was up over 80%. I would guess that this area had some very skilled accountants that used some kind of formula to beat the tax man.
In the end it would seem like this is everyones right, to do anything possible to avoid paying taxes. Yet we demand better services, better pensions, and well more more more of anything and everything we can get. I personally believe this is the root of corruption, that how connected you are and how good your account is is the deciding factor in how much you pay in taxes.
In ringing out the last few dollars they can in profit these companies do whatever they can to avoid paying. You see it all the time, Google avoids high taxes in England by locating an office in Ireland, Apple holds billions off shore because it does not want to pay taxes if brought back to the USA. I would say that many of these countries do this to themselves by having such a high rate of taxation. I remember artist's like the Beatles, Elton John who had to leave Britton because of the stupid rate of taxation on their earnings.
This is a game that has to stop, that all these governments need to get it together and stop the insanity of this from making all criminals for avoiding these taxes. It is a big merry-go-round in many governments of raising taxes for all but those who support their reelection bids. So how do you stop it?
It has been suggested many times that a flat rate would be fair and easier to enforce. Paying the same as everyone else would take the sting out of trying to cheat. It would create a transparent flow of money that no one could hide and would take the burden off the masses that shoulder more then their share. I think a country like Greece would be a prime place to start this as their economy is totally in the toilet. I also think that this could get favour with the public as a way out of the mess years and years of corruption has brought on their country.
Is being fair something we are not entitled too? Are we supposed to sit by and be blind to all this corruption? What would they write movies about if fairness ruled I wonder.......
7 billion, all paying a "fair share" and counting