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Re: Limit team $

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Originally Posted by SciBorg Dave View Post
To balance the playing field for all team what do you think of a limit of say $50,000 to run a team. This would keep all teams working hard to keep within the limit ( what ever it set at). I find that there is a big difference rural teams who struggle to raise $10,000 for the season and urban teams that have better sources to raise funds ( I know some who raise $100,000) for the season.
A little bit ago, I made a similar statement where it was quickly explained to me why this was a bad idea. While i do feel it some teams are at a disadvantage due to lack of money, and i did find that many people feel the same way about this, a budget restriction is not the way to accomplish this.
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