Brave New Europe has the article Dirk Ehnts – The Swabian Housewife and the Kingdom of Sweden – a Comparison.

Anyone who therefore thinks that the Kingdom of Sweden should behave like a Swabian housewife should not be surprised if the implementation of what are undoubtedly well-intentioned proposals for a private household in reality lead to catastrophic results in a national economy. While saving can be a virtue for one person, it is usually a vice for the state. The state’s fear of spending money is therefore not a virtue, but results in social problems, unemployment, and the neglect of the common good.

Is there anything in this explanation that is hard to understand? Why do people resist the obvious?