Yeah I'm back as well, love me some new floors. Totally hilarious that you can prestige in Tiny Tower now, haha.
The reward is definitely not worth it though. While I'd love some golden tickets, only getting four for a 200-floor tower that took me years to put together, staffed almost entirely by 9-rated dream jobbers, it's quite a lot to sacrifice.
The new economy balance seems okay to me. There's no more unlimited Bux supply but it's not a big deal since Bux still aren't really essential for anything at all. Missions giving 100 a go is pretty good. You're better off using an Estate Agent, upgrading the Bitizen a bit with Bux and then using a celebrity to create the maxed-out dream jobber you need, and it's probably way quicker than the old totally-random method, even if it was effectively "free" back then. Think I prefer it this way.