I say open the books or lose status. Better yet, go to a salary cap type system and spread the wealth among the other corps. So that they can have similar staffs, traveling accommodations, etc. Try to level the playing(Marching) field kind of like what NASCAR does with rules and specs based on the physical car, and let it be determined by the driver or in this case the actual performer. It just seems to me that with how many staff members jump from corps to corps, that it is about George Washington beeing your best friend. I for one can understand why with today's economic problems, but if a cap was put into place it would not only put less emphasis on individuals wanting to march with say a top eight corps(TOC) with a shot at a title, and staying local to a corps that has a down stream of money from the cap.