Trump says he cut drug prices "400, 500, 600, 700, 800%," which is not mathematically possible

[candycorn]

II understand what he is trying to convey, he just wants it to sound steeper by employing factorial math.

As such, if something was discounted 400%, it is akin to "4x the original price in a deduction".

The math may not For instance, if a product was decreased from $500 to $100, though not technically sound from a decimal standpoint, from a factoral standpoint he is stating that it went down by a factor of 4, or 400%.

It may just represent from $400 to $100 instead of 500 to 100 but you get the idea. He is taking the final value, the denominator per se, and the original value, the denominator of $400 and suggested a factor of 4 decrease, or 400%.

It is awkwardly worded and I wish he would explain it in simple terms but he probably prefers that it sound more impressive. I think him stating "a 75% decrease" works just as well rather than playing arithmetic semantics

Perhaps the only thing in your world that isn’t collapsing is your ability to make apologies for the blob. You’re quite the useful idiot.

 

[candycorn]

Trump has operated dozens of million dollar corporations, so I think it silly to believe the guy doesn't know basic math! This is likely more a case of Trump just speaking metaphorical campaign talk, partly because he might think this is more along the lines that many people understand.

Obviously, you cannot cut the cost of something by 800% without it becoming free and your getting a refund or payment for using it! My guess is that when he says prices cut by 800%, what he is intending to relate is that costs have been cut to 1/8th their former cost.

Trump is a bit of a carnival man, not that I think he is stupid or intending to actually deceive, he just has a tendency to relate stories and put things in dramatic big tent ways!

The biggest ever! Everything is biggest, best, longest ever.

That sort or rhetoric works on folks that have shoe sized IQ...which is about 97% of the populations of red states. So that is why he does it.

And those who don’t have shoe sized IQs....do nothing...such as yourself. Oh...you did do something, voted for it, applaud it, minimize it, and move on.

 

[candycorn]

It would depend on what number you use as the basis. If you use the after cut number, you can get higher than 100%.

I was paying $20 for my medication under Biden....now that it has dropped 800%, how much should I be paying now?

 

[Mr Natural]

I was paying $20 for my medication under Biden....now that it has dropped 800%, how much should I be paying now?

$20 X 8=$160.00.

So you should be getting $160 for taking their medicine.

Good deal!

 

[Winco]

II understand what he is trying to convey, he just wants it to sound steeper by employing factorial math.

As such, if something was discounted 400%, it is akin to "4x the original price in a deduction".

The math may not For instance, if a product was decreased from $500 to $100, though not technically sound from a decimal standpoint, from a factoral standpoint he is stating that it went down by a factor of 4, or 400%.

It may just represent from $400 to $100 instead of 500 to 100 but you get the idea. He is taking the final value, the denominator per se, and the original value, the denominator of $400 and suggested a factor of 4 decrease, or 400%.

It is awkwardly worded and I wish he would explain it in simple terms but he probably prefers that it sound more impressive. I think him stating "a 75% decrease" works just as well rather than playing arithmetic semantics

Quit making excuses for the dotard.

My guess is that when he says prices cut by 800%, what he is intending to relate is that costs have been cut to 1/8th their former cost.

Quit making excuses for the dotard.


People are so tired of the "This is what he meant to say" excuse.

Grow a pair and just admit that trump does NOT know basic math.

Howard Stern asks him and Don Jr, quick, what is 17X6.
Trump answers "It's 11 12". LOLLOLLLOLLLOLLLL. 11 12.......dear lord.

That's not even a number Donald.

 

[wamose]

I was paying $20 for my medication under Biden....now that it has dropped 800%, how much should I be paying now?

If your drug was 100 and now you're paying 20, you're paying 5 times less which can also be stated as 500%. It all depends on what you make your basis.

 

[Rawley]

Trump once again demonstrates his inability to do elementary school math. It is not possible to reduce something by more than 100%. You would think someone in his inner circle would tell him to stop repeating this nonsense.

Is this really that difficult? He's doing the flip side of an increase. If we were paying $20 for a drug an now we're paying $160, that's a increase of 800%.

 

[Rawley]

Quit making excuses for the dotard.

Quit being triggered by ridiculous shit like this.

 

[candycorn]

If your drug was 100 and now you're paying 20, you're paying 5 times less which can also be stated as 500%.

No it can't. I'm paying 80% less.

It all depends on what you make your basis.

It all depends on Trump saying it and nothing else. If he says the sky is made of sugar crystals, you'll swear it's true.

You're in a cult dude...smarten up.

 

[candycorn]

Is this really that difficult? He's doing the flip side of an increase. If we were paying $20 for a drug an now we're paying $160, that's a increase of 800%.

He's making up math to make himself sound more effective than he is. It only works on morons like yourself.

 

[Marener]

Quit being triggered by ridiculous shit like this.

Quit defending it.

 

[badbob85037]

Trump once again demonstrates his inability to do elementary school math. It is not possible to reduce something by more than 100%. You would think someone in his inner circle would tell him to stop repeating this nonsense.

I see you don't know the price of drugs.

 

[candycorn]

 

[candycorn]

I see you don't know the price of drugs.

I see you're on them when you post here. A price cannot be reduced by more than 100%. Egyptians in 300 BCE proved this. MAGA in 2026 argues against it...naturally. Such is life in a cult.

 

[0311]

No it can't. I'm paying 80% less.

It all depends on Trump saying it and nothing else. If he says the sky is made of sugar crystals, you'll swear it's true.

You're in a cult dude...smarten up.

If 47 told MAGA that shit tasted like chocolate, they would eat it.

 

[wamose]

No it can't. I'm paying 80% less.

It all depends on Trump saying it and nothing else. If he says the sky is made of sugar crystals, you'll swear it's true.

You're in a cult dude...smarten up.

I guess they didn't offer statistics courses in your DEI curriculum.

 

[wamose]

I was paying $20 for my medication under Biden....now that it has dropped 800%, how much should I be paying now?

Paying $2.50 would mean you were paying 800% or 8X more.

 

[egp320i]

Trump once again demonstrates his inability to do elementary school math. It is not possible to reduce something by more than 100%. You would think someone in his inner circle would tell him to stop repeating this nonsense.

right idea..........math is off............he's nothing but over confident but in this scenario.....yeah, not happening, big pharma........LOL, not even a government discount.........sucks but that's reality

 

[candycorn]

Paying $2.50 would mean you were paying 800% or 8X more.

Wow, you're dumber than I thought.

 

[Rawley]

He's making up math to make himself sound more effective

Yup, that's what politicians do. Your first rodeo?

than he is. It only works on morons like yourself.

And you're an asshole. So where do we go from here?