[GBilletdeaux930]

Like it or not, FIRST is still a buisness. FIRST may be able to rely on volunteers for alot but volunteers arn't going to pay for everything.

Coming from a member of team that, like many others i assume, money is probably the biggest factor on what we do and FIRST is no different. FIRST needs money to hold these events.

Also, LEGO has been gracious by basicly supplying FIRST with FLL. We all know that FLL would not be the same without LEGO. And, like a buisness, they will give so much but they still expect somthing in return. And now they are providing FTC with a tool that, presumably(I say presumably because im going off another post farther up that said "modified(?)"), they havent released to the general public.

Inflation is part of our lives these days. And personaly, I'm more concerned with gas prices going up that were paying atleast $50 a tank of gas then a $75 dollar increase that you pay once a year.