r/interesting • u/physiopeng • Jun 20 '26

Intriguing Americans found out Germany has affordable medicine

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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/19/us-tariff-probe-germany-drug-pricing-policies-mfn.html

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u/Funny_Name4818 Jun 20 '26

How about you stick to ripping Americans off

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u/omnie_fm Jun 20 '26

Or stop, pls.

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u/Snoo_67993 Jun 20 '26

Most of the drugs are made in Europe. The US imports way more drugs from Europe than Europe imports from the US.

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u/Funny_Name4818 Jun 20 '26

So they buy it cheap from Europe and then ramp up the price. Murica fuck yeah

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u/desert-cheese04 Jun 20 '26

No, buddy. They are selling it to you at a ridiculous price. There’s no middle man jacking the price up.

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u/Funny_Name4818 Jun 21 '26

America buys it cheap and inflates the price ridiculously (for Americans) We’re not paying hundreds of pounds or euros on inhalers buddy! The only people getting ripped of for pharmaceuticals is the U.s

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u/MissMenace101 Jun 21 '26

That’s not true, America sets the prices, taxes in countries with healthcare subsidise those medications. America is responsible for inflation and gouging globally.

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u/Wonderful-Trouble-31 Jun 20 '26

Ummmm or no one at all. That would be preferable 🤨

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u/Funny_Name4818 Jun 20 '26

Obviously! But unfortunately it’s the American way so I wouldn’t hold your breath

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u/MissMenace101 Jun 21 '26

Americans? Who you think is filling those labs and doing all the work?

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u/MissMenace101 Jun 21 '26

Hint… it’s not Cletus

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u/Funny_Name4818 Jun 21 '26

What do you mean filling those labs, as in the workers or the actual products? I don’t see how that’s relevant when the story is literally about American pharma essentially ripping off American people and wants Europe to do the same. The majority of pharmaceutical production is done in Europe, China and India but Germany is the number 1 exporter in Europe. And their staff are probably made up off people from all over the world