why does *not* taking an action cost a month ??

imagine you're otto braun and people come to you asking "hey should we give more money to the reichsbanner ?" and you say "no" and then you're just taking a holiday for the whole rest of the month

it's inconsistent too, some things just leave you alone while others cost a month to do nothing, it encourages save scumming for no reason while making the game actively less fun