I feel for you guys,believe me.It has been this way up here in Canada for a long time now.It costs .90 to send a couple of chips up from the US but costs us sometimes $3-$4 for the same parcel.
Its sad but feel lucky that it took this long for you guys to get nailed.
Gas goes up,postage rates go up,salaries stay the same in general.Welcome to the 2000's.
Heck,I remember when my grandad used to tell me that "when I was a kid,bread used to be 5 cents a loaf",and I used to shake my head and think."Sure grandpa."Now,when I talk to my kids I get to say that "when I was a kid,gas was 35 cents a gallon and bread was 35 cents a loaf."I get the same looks from them.Just think of what our kids or grandkids will be saying in 40 years.The more things change,the more they stay the same I guess.