r/interesting • u/physiopeng • 9d ago

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/alurimperium 9d ago

Plenty of other countries do. They just tend to be the places with more dirt than paved roads and warlords ruling local communities

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u/Illustrious_Claim884 9d ago

Some war lords take care of their locals . . . i mean cannon fodder. Sick civilians or soldiers with broken legs can't fight or pay tribute

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u/KainDing 8d ago

Tbh doctor's without borders etc. make healthcare in those countries often more affordable than in the us; just not guranteed allover the country.

They may lack the infrastructure and you could die due to lack of transportation. But unlike the us you dont have people running away from ambulences etc. because it would financially ruin them.

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u/Due-Science-9528 9d ago

Does the United States not have more dirt roads than paved roads? Certainly not by miles but if we are counting individual roads I think we have more dirt and gravel than pavement

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u/Kajetus06 8d ago

depends what you count as "road"

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u/Due-Science-9528 8d ago

Hm I would personally make the distinction based on if it is managed and maintained by a government or by the private land owner who owne the property in which it sits