USPTO to double design fees?

The US PTO is consulting on design fee increases. 

The effect of the proposed hikes would be to more than double the fees for filing a design patent application.  The proposals, here, involve whacking great 200%+ increases in the examination fees for all types of patent application, but designs are singled out for a further 200%+ increase in the search fee. 
Apparently, the changes are motivated by a desire for "a more sustainable funding model than it has had in the past to avoid disruptions in agency operations due to economic fluctuations".  But PTO stability has a price-tag for applicants and hence the innovative sector of the broader economy - won't higher prices contribute to the very economic fluctuations they are seeking to mitigate for themselves?