Limit team $

[akoscielski3]

No.

This is just like attempting to cap the amount of regional a team can participate in each year, because other people are jealous of them.

I think we would all agree that FIRST is trying to make FRC similar to how a business is run. There are large rich billion dollar companies, and then there are small companies who can barely break even some years. FRC is the same way. We have the elite teams that have become successful, earned a lot of money and who people look up to for inspiration. This would be like those teams that make a $100 000 a year. then we have the small teams who can barely get to one regional, make their robot out of scrap material and aren't as elite or inspirational, but these are the teams that look up to the elite teams.

If FIRST was to limit your budget, then why don't governments tell Apple or Samsung that they can't spend/make any more money then $50 000 a year. Because then you aren't striving to be the best, because there is no "best".