I understand your frustation and I wish more of my own bug reports for HoI4 would lead to quicker fixes, but I can't say that they aren't used or read generally. I have gotten confirmations and responses to my reports partly (and I also know
that non-dev-tagged doesn't equal ignored; even for this I have personal examples) and some items even got fixed. Not perfect, but certainly I cannot say that none of them had an effect. Applies also to other pdx GSG. I'm not saying that it isn't possible that you experience was different and if, why...but I'm making this point since it doesn't help to not report new bugs just because old ones didn't get fixed.
So I agree with
@marcelo r. r. that doing a bug report here would be good - and if you do, you will receive my upvote. If not, I would be even willing to do it for you (and would note your contribution), as my sole goal is that this item gets checked, as it does clearly feel like a non-working part of the spirit in question and therefor impacting balance. The scope of this bug/issue also makes it a potential candidate for the war effort initiative.