Re: Why does it cost me a dollar to send 1 Bitcoin?

As you thought, the transaction fees are getting higher when the BTC price climb. The core developpers are working on this matter:

http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1w34ov/4_new_bitcoin_features_revealed_by_core_developer/

Excellent news. I see Bitcoin advertised as having "near zero" fees while fees can be quite expensive.