Hi slim_slag,
Your reason 3 doesn't apply here. You can do a CPL and become a paid instructor without an IR.
I also don't see this "bloody-mindedness" you refer to.
I thought the "problem" was one of cost which, except for the initial IRT, is nothing to do with the CAA.
Bluskis,
You do not have to go stateside to get an IR, and nor do you have to "enrich the US coffers" - this is a myth.