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Okay, I understand how it would be possible (not agreeing) to "enforce our own price controls", but how can the U.S force it's companies to charge more to other countries?

If we placed an export tariff on these pharmaceuticals, I fail to see how that could decrease pharmaceutical prices in the US.

Japanese car companies moved production here, why couldn't big pharma do the same?

I don't see two options.



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