Its closer yo 300 transaction. You are equating 1.5% with $1.5... You are taking 1.5% from a smaller and smaller balance.
When you consider the entire economy 300 transactions is nothing so the lesson I'd say is still valid.
Simplistic but another reason not to comply with any road that leads to digital ID... https://video.nostr.build/b9de5c000fa7cd5910260a22687ed9933acb89bbf8d18c1ea94bfe45aa13d9d2.mp4
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It's also much less when you factor in the fractional reserve shenanigans they get from the money always being a deposit in the bank compared to the cash they can't loan against.