Completely disagree. BOA is the professional sport of the Marching heavy weights. Professional sports have had salary caps for years. No one denied that the players or kids in this case work their butts off.
Yes, the kids work very hard for all programs. I would never say they did not, but when you start looking at props and the written program you cannot get those without major expenses. Writer don't come cheap and the best only work for the ones who are the best and that includes how much their paid.