it's 2m capital (+ 4 Thai employees) per foreign employee unless you are married and have a registered company with your wife then it's 1m capital + 2 employees, or if it has foreign majority ownership in which case it's 3m capital + 4 employees regardless of marriage status.
Arguing about the extension fee is a waste of time. Firstly, the first application for extension is about 5 months away; secondly, there is a lot of misinformation and unknowns surrounding it; Thirdly, I and many suspect there will be huge changes over the next 6 months - 1 year regarding the DTV
I've been informed by reliable immigration officers I know that they have been informed to check both finances and appointments on reentry not just when someone is applying for an extension
you can visit all the embassy websites and I guarantee you that most of them will state different rules surrounding visa exemption. I mean heck even embassies within the same country have been found to state different things and have vastly different requirements for visa applications.