THIS summer’s World Cup in America is charging $100 for a train, $225 for a parking spot and $40 for a soda pop. What profiteering are you buzzing for?
Helen Archer, steeplejack: “The $280 Monocular Unlock Fee, which allows me to open one eye in front of a television showing a World Cup match somewhere in America. Both eyes is $440.”
Sophie Rodriguez, app founder: “The $4,785 plus flights fee I’ll pay to be released from 22 days of ICE detention and flown home, missing the games I’d paid for. My mother’s Indian, you see.”
Tommy Logan, papermaker: “Don’t give a shit. I’ve drawn my own thousand-dollar bills with Trump’s name on them and I’m using those. No-one will stop me.”
Emma Bradford, chip designer: “And I’ve paid six grand for sharknado insurance. You have to if you’re going over there.”
William McKay, ship refitter: “Interesting. And all this to watch Congo DR vs Uzbekistan, you say.”
