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Backwards Pricing

from Centuries by Bill White

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the truckers union has blocked all entrances to the city
and they are shooting any wildcat truckers trying to bring supplies in
now the prices are so high on the fruit rotting in the street
that the market value of fruit juice manufacturers has skyrocketed
and guess who bought up most of their stock the week before

this is the sponge that comes free with the soap
it costs more than the soap alone
three coins for the soap and sponge
five coins for the sponge

a one litre soft drink sells for one coin
a two litre soft drink sells for three coins.
why dont people buy two one litre bottles

the price of ice cream is higher in the summer
because there is more demand for it
since they sell more units in summer
they would make more money
if they lowered their price per unit
instead of raising it.they would undersell the competition
and come out ahead
but try telling the shopkeepers that

it can get pretty dicey
this backwards pricing
it is anything but anagogic
when greed wins out over logic

quinoa is a perfect grain
and has kept peruvians healthy for centuries
when the gringos discovered it
and began importing it and selling it at
monstrously inflated prices
the prices in peru rose so high
that peruvians could no longer afford it

when the peanut farmer jimmy carter
became president of the united states
all the peanut butter disappeared from supermarket shelves
when it returned. the price had tripled

it can get pretty dicey
this backwards pricing
it is anything but anagogic

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from Centuries, released September 1, 2022
written and performed by bill white

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