Money - the easiest key to God?

I was in Calcutta recently with two friends of mine for a month long internship which unfortunately (or fortunately) did not go well. On our last day in the city, we decided to go to the temple of Godess Kali. We had been warned before-hand by people about the pestering nature of the pundits there. When we got there, we realised the torturous nature of these pundits, who follow you a long distance and pester you to pay them money, so that you get a faster and a short-cut access to God. What began as sanctity has now turned into a full fledged business where you pay money to see God. And if you wonder what happens to the people who don't pay, well they have to stand in this unbelievably long and slow moving queue to get a glimpse of God, they have traveled so far to see. And how long do they get to see the idol, well not more than two fleeting seconds. Even in those two seconds the pundits do not let you go unless you have given some money.
Now, what about those who pay money and enter the temple directly? Well, they get to stay longer, that is precisely five minutes and they perform the special aarti which holds up the pathetically slow moving traffic of worshippers (non-payers).
Why has worshipping or praying become such a business? This is not the case with only this temple. In my last trip to Rajasthan, I visited the temple of Lord Krishna, and the situation there was even worse. What happens to all the money which they have collected? Clearly, it does not go into the well keeping of the temple because, I feel really sad to note that the temple of Goddess Kali was ill-kept. When it is said in all the religious texts that God does not look upon his followers different from each other, why do we create this difference? Why create the class difference in worshippers as payers and non-payers or as they term it V.I.P worshippers or the regulars?