[HULUFan]

Misa-chan shared an easy tutorial on how to join TA for international fans before.
Thanks to that, I've been a member since 2010 and got my TA ticket for A BEST LIVE this year. I'm neither rich nor Japanese.
Comparing with the memories and encouragement ayu has brought me, the $60 I have been paying, which is even lower than a DVD or Blu-ray, is really unworthy of being mentioned.

If you want to and you think you can afford to pay the $60 every year, then join TA; If you can't afford, then don't waste money on that.
It's totally ok, because everyone has his or her own way to support an idol. No one can make any judgments of the way you love someone.
Besides, ayu does love all of her fans whether or not they are TA.
The existence of TA is to separate fans from public media, not to separate faithful/rich fans from normal/poor fans.

There is absolutely no need to blame the membership system just because you are unwillingly to pay the fees(no matter for what kind of reasons).
Nothing in the world can be taken for granted.