I never got the point whit this level complaining (really dislike this sort of whiney opener, but try see it constructive). Last ~8 seasons I play at +1 and dont see any difference to the same lvl cups before: there are teams around which have nearly my quality (+/- 15 % plus some very weak at first round cup).
More than this, in my cl and cup competitions mostly dominate my team and few more "uplevelers". The same situation was, as my team had lower % and played at original level: the toughest opponents were from -1lvl.

The intention of such a draw is to bring similar q together, no? I also dont agree, that making more money is the intention (well it is generally in the pure existence of the game). If MY team has a strong draw and set against higher q teams, then in reverse they have a weak draw and dont have to spend anything more.
If I decide or just cannot farm greens, I could just slide into -1, BUT again probably it wouldnt make any difference or become even harder when meeting there draw manipulators.