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> On the private system, I can see a consultant in one month instead of six, or get a surgery in three months instead of three years. This is all for non-emergency care of course.

Have you considered that you are essentially jumping in line just because you have a larger wallet than other people?

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Yes. I find it difficult to deal with morally. Fwiw, I'm not particularly well-off, and I only spend about two weeks' worth of take-home pay a year on my insurance.

My intention was not to flame you individually, but to emphasize that the argument "well, the lines are shorter" is pretty shallow without some background information on what that means in practice.

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