[IronicDeadBird]

God this horse is so dead and beaten it makes me want Taco Bell...
But whatever my 2 cents is that if students earn something, if students take that step towards a business and say "Hey we could use some money" then we should respect that. I can barely ask for extra ketchup at Mc Donalds and here we are asking students to go and ask for money. What you put into the robotics team is what you get out, and when a team puts that extra effort to have gear they have earned it and should be able to use it. I don't mean to throw shade at anyone but one of the patterns I notice is that this argument comes up during the build season when it isn't the most ideal time to secure financial resources. I wasn't originally on the boat of students working in the off season because I believe they should be able to branch out and do a lot, but now that I have seen the impact of careful use of the off season I would thoroughly advocate using that time wisely.