And VAT is about 20% in Europe.
Free (almost...) healthcare in Europe has a price.
I'd rather pay more for a new camera every few years...
Indeed, our healthcare system in DACH (Germany, Switzerland, Austria) is very good. Maybe not efficient, especially at some hospital groups you get an extra surgical intervention if our DRG system adds some points. But for almost all treatments you do not have to pay extra and the quality is good.
The market will decide, if Canon is able to hold the prices high. If a lot of consumers and influencer think, e.g. the Sony A7 IV and their 135mm GM is better - and a lot cheaper- , then Canon has to lower prices very fast. If in our minds Canon makes incredible products (like Apple) they will be able to keep up their pricing policy.
As I wrote in another thread, it is intersting, that the US$ to € conversion rate varies between the 6RII (1:1,16!!) and the RF 135, that is about 1:1,28. Maybe because an lens is kept a lot longer, than an body.