""Hey gnu - a few days ago, I got four stitches in my thumb. The price tag was more than $500. What do you think about that?""

So now you are saying "let's attack them some more, and drive the price back down again".

And how much did it rise? I'd suspect nowhere near a significant amount, though I haven't seen the latest figures.

Sometimes you just have to say "the milk is spilt. Let's concentrate on mopping it up, and worry about blame and punishment afterwards".

Don T