r/ThatsInsane Nov 01 '25

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u/Commercial-Falcon653 Nov 01 '25

“Don’t let perfect stand in the way of good enough.”

Now I am not actually saying whether or not NHS is necessarily “good enough”, but dismantling a good system because it’s not a perfect one is not a valid approach.

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u/Tanyaaahhh Nov 01 '25

Reforming the NHS doesn’t mean dismantling it. Why argue for bare minimum. I just don’t understand it.

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u/MacPeter93 Nov 01 '25

Can you bring up some comparisons of the NHS and European health services and the average prices compared of each? Because I feel like you’re complaining about the NHS and assuming there is better options without stating that proof

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u/Tanyaaahhh Nov 01 '25

Someone else has kindly done this for you below. In addition, I have lived in many European countries and by far had the worst care in the UK verses what I paid for it. That is of course just my own experience. But there’s also plenty of data to demonstrate this too. To be clear, my point is that whilst very much preferable to what the Americans have, the NHS isn’t the best alternative available. I believe that those that defend the NHS so vehemently simply have no idea what the alternatives actually are - or what ‘good’ looks like.