The Increase: Even going from $100 to $600 is technically a 500% increase, not 600%. You calculate the $500 gain relative to the original $100.
The Decrease: A percentage decrease is always calculated based on the starting (higher) number. To drop from $600 to $100, you lose $500 out of the $600 base, which is an 83.3% decrease.
Why this is controversial
Mathematically, a 100% decrease means the price is $0. For a price to drop by 600%, the manufacturer would effectively have to give you the drug for free and then pay you five times its original value to take it.
Kennedy described this as a "mathematical device" or a "different way of looking at it" to explain the scale of price cuts, but economists and mathematicians have noted that it is not a valid way to calculate percentage change.
2026-04-25 14:56:48
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georgeb460 :
Terry Crews for president 2028
2026-04-25 18:43:49
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no comment :
this movie is about the Trump administration
2026-06-21 00:40:57
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ㅤ :
Makes sense if you don't think about it.
2026-04-25 05:12:21
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Crispy :
If two trains are going 50 mph in opposite directions, where did you park the car?
2026-04-25 10:35:49
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MAC30 :
It's not. It's an 80% drop
2026-04-24 17:35:17
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Michael the Crow :
remember Dan quail spelled potatoe
2026-04-25 14:16:39
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Eric :
2026-04-25 06:35:54
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+old man 575 :
We are living in the movie Idiocracy
2026-04-25 23:22:59
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Denise :
And he tried to explain trump has different math. Um.... That isn't how math works 😂
2026-04-25 17:51:12
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CC :
I feel like if I watched this move right now I would cry.😞
2026-04-25 22:07:31
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Syntax :
How was he wrong on both sides😭
2026-04-25 15:45:07
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Andi Ocho :
I've been making this movie as a reference for years!
2026-04-25 23:34:46
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BrandyOhBee :
I feel like if I try to listen for too long I’ll become more dumb
2026-04-27 22:02:01
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Sour Milk :
that movie was just a prophecy 😬
2026-04-24 19:07:56
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leahaldway :
Who knew this movie would be a documentary lol
2026-04-26 01:21:53
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Kindtumblercreator :
😆😆😆 I think about this movie everyday because of this administration 😆
2026-04-26 08:16:40
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Irvin Cee 🇧🇪 :
There's no savings. It's the same price again.
It would be savings when it gets below 100!
2026-06-21 06:47:32
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Just Paula :
The way this movie went from comedic satire to Documentary in the blink of an eye...
2026-04-28 10:27:46
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human being 150 :
He got the math wrong both coming and going
2026-04-26 19:49:16
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Gerrid Vandermolen :
500% rise and an 83.33% decrease
2026-04-26 07:41:26
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sbidc :
it wasn't supposed to be a documentary.
2026-04-28 03:03:15
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Author RAGasparac :
Look I’m bad at math. That’s why I went into the arts but even I know how wrong that math is.
2026-04-25 22:49:12
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☆ 𝑫𝒐𝒖𝒈 ☆ :
600% of the time it works half the time!
2026-04-25 16:03:46
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BLynn :
If you went from $100 to $600, it would be a 500% increase. If the price was $600 and it went down to $100, it would be an 83.33% decrease
2026-04-25 19:36:40
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