being a truck driver i understand why everthing is costing so much when i can put 45,000 on my trailor and they only load 5,000 pounds it cost the same as 45,000 so that is part of the high rates of shipping the company i contracted to do overload stuff for the post office thaer were times ther overags was one bag of mail 50 pounds i took that mail from new york city to los angels my company charge the post office 53,00 dollars to ship 50 pounds if that is not wastfull spending what is .it happens everday every where it is crazy and raises the cost of living because that cost is put off on the purchasere not on the reciver anyway that my grip about the whole thing