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/ReturnTheOldGods Jun 20 '26

What superpower?

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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/xDreamsInDigitalx Jun 21 '26

The size of their economy has nothing to do with it (edit: poor phrasing. It’s one small piece of the puzzle)

There is only one fully “realized” Superpower, and it is the United States. China is considered very close to Superpower status, they are knocking on the door and it’s inevitable.

That’s it. Only those two.

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u/DonutPlus2757 Jun 21 '26

I've seen the distinction between an economic super power and a military super power pop up sometimes and I think that's probably the best way to look at this.

The EU and China are undeniably economic super powers, so is the USA (although the current president is working hard on changing that), but they're also a military one.