Saved/invested money is stored freedom, i.e. ability to choose how to live. The social safety net provided (or not) by others can be changed or withdrawn by th

Saved/invested money is stored freedom, i.e. ability to choose how to live. The social safety net provided (or not) by others can be changed or withdrawn by the perfidy of government. It can be great when it works, but when it doesn't, what are your options? What happens when the usually acceptable public health care system fails, and you need to get treated right now, or in a different way than the local system dictates? If you don't have savings and/or the ability to travel, you will have to take what's offered. The social safety net may provide some degree of safety, but it often doesn't offer freedom to choose. Freedom means being able to take the time to care for yourself or your loved ones if something happens. That day came for my family several years ago, and my wife and I are constantly reminded how much worse things would have been (even here in enlightened Canada) if we didn't have that kind of freedom.