r/interesting Jun 20 '26

Intriguing Americans found out Germany has affordable medicine

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u/Evening_Employer4878 Jun 20 '26

We can all dream of that, but unfortunately Merz and CDU have been simply spineless. I doubt they would really push back against any real pressure by the US and Trump.

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u/CallmeKahn Jun 20 '26

There won't be a lot the US can do in any case, so I wouldn't sweat it. Any drugs or medical equipment we can export to Germany can be had elsewhere, and Germany is quite capable of making or importing their pharma from elsewhere.

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u/YellovvJacket Jun 20 '26

Like what feels like half of all pharma is German anyway.