<HTML>In a message dated 3/13/03 10:22:11 AM Central Standar= d Time, Pianotek2000@aol.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">No matter how you spin this, gu= ys and gals, the PTG has raised  the registration fee by a whopping 30%.  That's the bottom line.  Do a= ny of you really believe the rate of inflation during the past year was anywhere near = that figure. </BLOCKQUOTE> Although a 30% increase in the registration fee does seem excessive, the bot= tom line is that it is still one heck of a bargain. To put it another way. W= e have not been charged enough for registration for so long, that when it is= finally starting to get in line of what it really costs, the increase seems= like a lot. It's the same with the price of gas. We are complaining that gas went from $= 1.15 to $1.60 per gallon. But I remember 20 years ago when the price of gas = went from $1.00 to $1.50. We're complaining about the price of gas that is n= ot even up to what it should be. How many of you are charging the same for y= our tunings 20 years ago? I think I was at $35. I'm now at $85. Gas should b= e at $2.50 or even $3.00. For what you're getting in terms of education, the registration fee is not h= igh at all. Sure, I wish it was lower. Anyone would want it to be lower. But= where else are you going to get that much education for such a low price?<B= R> As I, and others, have been saying, it's all in your perspective. If you thi= nk you're getting ripped off, then no matter what the fee is, you'll complai= n that it's too high. If you think you're getting a great deal on a terrific= product, you'll wonder "how can they do that?" Wim </HTML>