That's only part of the picture. You could just as accurately say that the government should not exist to serve the interests of the unions. Taming the banks would not make Greece's problems go away, nor would aligning the interests of the Average Greek with those of the elites.
The population of Average Greeks doesn't maintain economic productivity sufficient for any kind of significant export economy.
The population of Average Greeks doesn't pay enough taxes to finance the government at even a basic level, never mind the more luxuriant indulgences like a bloated military.
To the extent that it's unionised, the population of Average Greeks values job security for themselves above overall employment and economic solvency.
You are right that the average Greek will be on the losing side of any sales of national assets. But from the looks of things, the average Greek is unwilling to consider the structural improvements that that are the viable alternative.
You've hit one of the biggest issues on the head and that is the greek do not pay enough taxes yet each time they are more than willing to vote for tax increases and increases of social services made available to them.
One of the things that the greece government has to do is cut back on those social services and ACTUALLY start collecting taxes it is owed to make up for that debt.
The greek people are unhappy to cut social services and are not willing to pay taxes... that doesn't work.
The population of Average Greeks doesn't maintain economic productivity sufficient for any kind of significant export economy.
The population of Average Greeks doesn't pay enough taxes to finance the government at even a basic level, never mind the more luxuriant indulgences like a bloated military.
To the extent that it's unionised, the population of Average Greeks values job security for themselves above overall employment and economic solvency.
You are right that the average Greek will be on the losing side of any sales of national assets. But from the looks of things, the average Greek is unwilling to consider the structural improvements that that are the viable alternative.