Getting the money when taking a capital is as old as A&A itself, so what, about 35 years?
Never a good reason if it’s the only reason.
@oysteilo No, they are not adjacent to each other. Per page 8 of the Europe Rulebook, “Spaces that meet only at a point (such as United Kingdom and sea zone 111) are not adjacent to one another, as they do not share a common border.”