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> You get to make your own mistakes without entering a collectivist group that on average is bound to make more costly mistakes.

The costly mistakes of not being bound to your employer because of life insurance.

The costly mistake of not having to think about mass shootings in schools

The costly mistake of having acess to working public transport and generally great public infrastructure.

The costly mistakes of...

Source: I live in Sweden. I have friends in the US with high paying jobs who still have to spend a week on two on the phone with their insurer after an illness, and who can't get anywhere witout a car.



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