US President Donald Trump announced a 100% tariff on imported generic pharmaceutical drugs on Tuesday. The tariff, which aims to bolster US pharmaceutical production, is set to go into effect in August 2028.

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  • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
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    2 months ago

    The tariff, which aims to bolster US pharmaceutical production,

    By killing Americans, don’t forget that part. That said on one hand, if the US left and center-left get off their asses it should be gone by January 2029. But on the other hand, I have exactly zero faith that the US left and center-left will get off their asses.

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      By killing Americans, don’t forget that part

      The more citizens one helps die of natural causes, the less citizens will be live-streamed genocided.

    • IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.wtf
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      That’s an over-simplistic take. The left in the US has no real power and has to fight both the Dems and the Republicans that both serve the same masters. The only difference between them is that one isn’t overtly evil.