License to Nurse

It's that time again...renewing my RN license. I was expecting to pay around $50 for the privilege of being a nurse. It turns out that in the State of Oregon it costs $145 to renew my license for 2 more years. Really?!? I mean, why on earth do we have to pay so much, just to continue working during this nursing shortage? It doesn't make much sense to me. Oh well...sorry for the rant. At least I am good now until 2011.