I apologize if everyone has moved past this, which you probably have. FCC is supposed to recover its cost. Costs are either fixed or variable. On a per-transaction basis, the fixed cost goes up as the number of transactions goes down. So decreased demand does indeed lead to higher cost. Dave K1ZZ -----Original Message----- From: Harrison, Joel (1st Vice President) Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 3:27 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:10769] Re: Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 15:15:18 -0400 >Didn't I learn in Capitalism 101 that prices aren't supposed to rise when demand decreases? For a business, that is correct. In government, when demand decreases it is time for a tax increase !!!!!! (its the American way.....Democratic or Republican) 73 Joel W5ZN p.s. The Batesville ARC and North Central Arkansas ARS will be doing a joint FD again this year. Please look for us using the call W5ZN.