Pharmaceuticals face 100% tariffs in US – unless firms strike a deal

josefritzishere

I don't want to sound dramatic but he is quite literally playing chickens with peoples lives. This is not mentally sound behavior, nor strategically coherent.

Simulacra

I can't read the article because the BBC has a big paywall over it, does anyone have a link? Archive.xx gets stuck in a verification loop

Molitor5901

Interesting point from the article. "The importance of the move may be largely symbolic at this point, as it does not apply to generic medicines - the most commonly used medicines in the US."

JumpCrisscross

Got to love whoever looked at prescription drugs as a political issue and concluded what’s needed are higher prices in an election year.

excalibur

Mafia Don shaking everyone down for their lunch money as usual. We used to be better than this.

surgical_fire

What an odd way to phrase this. The actual body of the article is a tad more clear. > Patented medicines will face a 100% tariff entering the US This is paid those importing the medicines, and passed on to the consumers.

chrisgd

Strike a deal is a euphemism for bribe the president. Love where the US is now