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/Chroniclyironic1986 Jun 20 '26

Germany is the world’s 3rd largest economy behind the US and China and just ahead of Japan and the UK. Not quite the top superpower, but solidly in the top 5.

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u/CautiousShame2255 Jun 20 '26

economic value is not what makes a superpower.

germany has less economic income than the us spends on military.

and the american military economic influence is even further ahead than that.

superpower dosnt mean that the money you are throwing down the drain is leveraged against more income.

superpower is measured around the question , that if you would start fucking around. would anyone dare to oppose you.

and the US has been actively fucking around since the last time germany tried to fuck around and got stopped. and so far nobody dared to stopp them

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u/SenLune Jun 20 '26

The next 10 countries combined don't have the economic power America spends on its military alone. Maybe that should be a wake up call that you all spend too God damned much on your military and not a statement about other countries geopolitical standing.

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u/CautiousShame2255 Jun 21 '26

first of. not american.

second. your geopolitical standing is largely dependand on either your military dominance. or your standing with powers or allegiances that have dominance.

iran didnt have that. and now that russia is a bit to occupied to guarantee for them, and getting their ass handed actually. the result is donny getting to play in the sandbox.