Remove the Development Penalty for Union Partners

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HansBaer

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Lesser partners in PUs have to pay the +50% development cost but don't suffer from all the other subject penalties if I'm not mistaken. Also, you usually assume that a PU is only temporary (I'm looking at you Habsburg) and it's just 2 autonomous countries who will probably part ways at some point.
Additionally, as a lesser partner you usually don't have much else to spend your points on and maybe you can develop enough to outgrow your overlord, which also makes sense from a logical pov.
I'm fine with vassals not growing uncontrolled, however PUs and maybe even Marches shouldn't pay the increased cost.
 
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BrokenSky

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Totally agree about PUs, not sure about marches. I'd give them a slight cost increase, but a bigger discount for only(military development) which might make Mil cheaper overall, but the others more expensive? Something to simulate putting more resources into developing military infrastructure, sine that's what the point of a march is...