If the people don't want to be taxed to pay for state services, then shouldn't the state fire people, stop services, and downsize, just like a business? No sta

If the people don't want to be taxed to pay for state services, then shouldn't the state fire people, stop services, and downsize, just like a business? No startup can point a gun at its customers to force them to give it money. Some startups genuinely do provide a valuable service that people can't or won't pay for. Oftentimes the difference between a viable and nonviable startup is the culture of the people you're selling to (academics are notoriously hard to monetize, while myspacers click on lots of ads). So if Greeks don't want to pay taxes like Brits then the Greek state should be a lot smaller than the British state. Replace as much as possible with user fees and just scale it down. Do you disagree?