They want it all and they want it now
Do they? What you aren't giving credit to is the fact that there are very few general aviation jobs around for the thousands of newly qualified pilots looking for work in Europe. Particularly in the UK, with the continual expansion of the locos', there are far more entry level jobs in the RHS of a medium jet than there are jobs flying air taxi in a light twin.
So you can blame the cadets/youngsters all you like and fling accusations of greed around, or you could appreciate that in the UK (and much of Europe) the US way of accumulating hours and experience is nigh on impossible. I can understand the concern many in the US and other parts of the world have about placing 200hr cadets straight into the co-pilots seat of a 737 and the limitations these pilots will initially have, but the fact remains there does not exist a big enough GA industry in the UK/much of Europe that would support the "work your way up" system that is clearly the status quo elsewhere, particularly in the US.