When will the airlines back down on raping us with fees?

The day has finally come for your family vacation and you couldn't possibly be more excited about it. You wake up before the crack of dawn and get everyone and everything loaded up to catch your flight and you aren't even remotely grumpy because you know you are about to be in paradise. You go to check in for you flight with your little ones only to hear "That will be $125 please."

Say what?! $25 per bag? PER WAY?! Recently, many airlines have established a policy of charging travelers for checked baggage and I'm here to let you know that it is starting to get out of hand.

Airtran ~ $15 for first bag, $25 for second

Alaska Airlines ~ $20 for first bag, $30 for second

American Airlines (United States and Canada) ~ $25 for first bag, $35 for second

Continental Airlines (United States and Canada) ~ $25 for first bag, $35 for second

Spirit Airlines ~ $25 for the first bag, $50+ for the second

Sun Country ~ $25 for the first bag, $35 for the second

United Airlines (United States and Canada) ~ $25 for first bag, $35 for second

Oh, and if you are needing to make a slight adjustment to your ticket be prepared for at least a $150 per person change fee plus any additional increase in fares.

Prices above are subject to change.

Now, I understand the 'no favors' concept after the 9/11 incident but does that really give them the authority to rape us of billions of dollars in fees every year???