If you believe that the US economy is an unsustainable model, then your visions of what it could cost to remain in this hobby might seem less .........relaxed.
As the % of "Haves" shrinks and the % of "HAVE NOTS" multiplies, your cost to be able to play with silly toys in the same league as the "Haves" will be surely tested with much vim, vigor and lust by Uncle Sugar..