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by begueradj 171 days ago
> Drugmakers plan to raise U.S. prices on at least 350 branded medications including vaccines against COVID, RSV and shingles and blockbuster cancer treatment Ibrance, even as the Trump administration pressures them for cuts

Few days ago, Donald Trump pressured Emmanuel Macron to raise the prices of all medicines. The pressure was made with unspoken threats according to several mainstream French media such as this one [1].

[1]: https://www.tf1info.fr/international/trump-se-vante-d-avoir-...
1 comments
general1465 171 days ago
That's like pressuring a politician to commit seppuku. French would be rioting in the streets if he would even try that.

Furthermore how Macron can increase prices of drugs? I was thinking that Americans are all about free market.

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vkou 171 days ago
It's possible that Americans are all about free markets (I have severe doubts on this point, but let's accept it), but Trump and his MAGAts are far more concerned about fucking with people weaker than them.

If given two options, they will take the one that will hurt more people, every day of the week.

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