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> But this perspective that it's infallible is beyond all reality

Very very very few people think the NHS is infallible. What are you even talking about? We all understand the NHS has many many problems, and those of us that have used the NHS understand this even more.

However, we still think it's a lot better than the private healthcare model.

Not sure what you're getting out of this weird strawman argument you're putting forward.

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> However, we still think it's a lot better than the private healthcare model.

What private healthcare mode? WHat they have in the US? Then definitely yes. What they have on France or Germany or Japan or almost every other developed country.? Then No. What they have in Singapore? Still No.

Yes I agree that the UK should spend as much per capita on healthcare as France, Germany and Singapore.

I'm afraid there are people who cannot tolerate NHS criticism, you may not be aware of them until you've tried to see a change in the NHS. Some of them would even describe their very existence as a strawman, but it's not a strawman to the people they've blocked from seeing the NHS improve.

Yet private healthcare is a strawman, I've never argued for it.

You've moved from saying the NHS is like a religion that no one can criticise, to "some people cannot tolerate NHS criticism". I'm glad you've toned down the ridiculous complaints to something more reasonable.

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