Actually, it's not *banned* as such. Read the release on the Danish Embassy's website here: http://www.amblondon.um.dk/NR/exeres/8A56692E-1780-495E-8176-F0E366653F52,frameless.htm?NRMODE=Published
Seriously, anyone thinking that you can compare Sweden (sociatally orientated welfare state) to the US (corporate driven profit whore) is both ignorant to the goal of a welfare state and indoctrinated by the misconceptional ideology of the American Dream. The purpose of government (especially DEMOCRATIC government) is to: 1 Protect their citizens against wrongful and unjust actions by internal or external factors 2 Promote the improvement of each citizen's value of existence through education, medical support, civil support structures, working transportation systems, etc 3 Provide platforms for individuals to live a wholesome, fulfilling life (which extends beyond just earning large sums of money)
To be honest, I think that the ideology of the American Dream is more real in Sweden than in the States. Here people work to add value towards the greater community out of choice (proving it's place as a charity/welfare state), as opposed to working purely to pay the bills and maximize profit margins.
Also, one comment mentioned how charity is based on individualist involvement and not so much governments; as someone that's spent a large chunk of his life in the NonProfit sector I can promise you welfare is firstly the responsibility of state, secondly of private industry (vecause they are usually the causes of massive inequalities in profit states) and LASTLY the responsibility of individuals.
1 Protect their citizens against wrongful and unjust actions by internal or external factors
2 Promote the improvement of each citizen's value of existence through education, medical support, civil support structures, working transportation systems, etc
3 Provide platforms for individuals to live a wholesome, fulfilling life (which extends beyond just earning large sums of money)
To be honest, I think that the ideology of the American Dream is more real in Sweden than in the States. Here people work to add value towards the greater community out of choice (proving it's place as a charity/welfare state), as opposed to working purely to pay the bills and maximize profit margins.
Also, one comment mentioned how charity is based on individualist involvement and not so much governments; as someone that's spent a large chunk of his life in the NonProfit sector I can promise you welfare is firstly the responsibility of state, secondly of private industry (vecause they are usually the causes of massive inequalities in profit states) and LASTLY the responsibility of individuals.