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Norrrm

(2,706 posts)

28. 1500% price decrease is Donald's understanding of economics.

Reply to Botany (Reply #13)

Sun Aug 3, 2025, 06:43 PM

Aug 3

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143504941

Trump gives drugmakers 60 days to slash prescription drug prices

Trump: We’re going to get the drug prices down by 1000% 600% 500% 1500%. Numbers that are not even thought to be achievable.

Does this mean that the pharmacy is going to pay you 14x the original price to take the medicine home?

These percentages are from the graduate of a well-known business school.

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Trump DEMANDS Lumber, Carney SLAMS The Door [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 3 OP

An economic chess game - and Trump's making the moves for our side. What could go wrong? Jim__ Aug 3 #1

Chess? He's still playing checkers. brush Aug 3 #4

More like he's playing Pick Up Sticks. Dem2theMax Aug 3 #11

Tic tac toe is his speed Conjuay Aug 3 #18

Thumb wrestling...with himself...and still losing. Teacher of the Year Aug 3 #19

Trump is playing markodochartaigh Aug 3 #22

More like he is just playing with himself. Irish_Dem Aug 3 #26

nah, wrestling entertainment DBoon Aug 3 #30

If shortages delay the BALLROOM?? Captain Zero Aug 3 #2

Even if we could get all the lumber, steel and other materials, our housing workforce is being deported Deuxcents Aug 3 #3

Dumbass never thinks these things through Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 3 #6

He lacks critical thinking skills. Grumpy Old Guy Aug 3 #14

Republicans historically don't think these things through. Very short-sighted people who never BComplex Aug 3 #15

Yep, a good percentage of the workers on home contruction sites are immigrants. brush Aug 3 #23

I hope Canada finds someway to shove it up the US's ass. dem4decades Aug 3 #5

Well..this is one way of getting at us and it seems they have no shortage of buyers. Deuxcents Aug 3 #7

Canada is working to expand their exports away from the US Old Crank Aug 3 #8

I can't believe China or Japan couldn't use their lumber. dem4decades Aug 3 #9

in the video that I saw Old Crank Aug 4 #36

At one time Gordcanuck Aug 3 #16

Engineered wood products alsohad no tariffs Old Crank Aug 4 #37

Cope harder, Fuckface Despot.. Cha Aug 3 #10

Carney can have most of the northern segment of the US as a province, if he wants it. erronis Aug 3 #12

Carney has a B.S.in economics from Harvard, a master's & doctorate from Oxford, and he was the # 1 person @ the Bank Botany Aug 3 #13

Trump will harvest the national parks.. Hope22 Aug 3 #21

2 problems with that: Botany Aug 3 #25

His plan is destruction... Hope22 Aug 3 #29

He is undoubtedly burning America to the ground because he works for Putin and watch him to push that crypto crap too. Botany Aug 3 #33

Yes on Crypto... Hope22 Aug 4 #35

Omg..no offense intended but I sure hope you're wrong about this Deuxcents Aug 3 #27

I hope I'm wrong too.. Hope22 Aug 3 #31

1500% price decrease is Donald's understanding of economics. Norrrm Aug 3 #28

Trump went to the University of Penn* which is the home of Wharton's business school but he was nowhere near their MBA Botany Aug 3 #32

I don't think Canada will be the 51st state, how 'bout y'all? twodogsbarking Aug 3 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author SamKnause Aug 3 #20

TSF actually believed that he could manipulate Justin Trudeau, no_hypocrisy Aug 3 #24

The other nations of the world will trade just fine - without US. bucolic_frolic Aug 3 #34