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>>12004440
>The US does not innovate more relative to their extortionate prices (which is what >>12004228 (You) claims), they dont manufacture more medicine or medical equipment than europe
basically what happens is a US company invents something or creates a new med because we have money then yurope waits around till they can get it second hand from us or manufacture it for us based on contracts. It's like saying because China manufactures 90% of all cell phones on earth that they are where it is at for innovation, design and cheap products and good wages

you can dodge and weave and cherry pick and make it look that way but in reality the USA system of selling drugs to people VS. the government paying for healthcare and buying drugs that have been established at the cheapest prices possible is how you get innovation.

It would be like if everyone in yurop got a free cellphone from the government, but they all got used iphone 5s

then you would be on here like "WE INNOVATE AND GET IFPHONS TOO!"

yeah, our used ones, years after we make them, with less choice and no idea how they work