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It is a well-known fact that Italians aren't particularly "enthusiastic" about paying taxes. Of course, in this they aren't much different from the rest of the human race. But when these descendents of the Roman Empire are confronted with the Internal Revenue Office, their idiosyncrasies reach unimaginable heights, to such an extent that they have become the subject of international studies. Unlike tax evaders in poor or developing countries who justify their crimes as revenge for their miserable financial conditions, Italian tax dodgers have no such excuses. Every year Italy proves itself a rich country and a deserving member of the elite...