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Interesting. So it's burned! Because the money gets burned, nobody can exactly say, 'That's not fair, they are paying for position' when the money effectively is going to everyone equally. Steem is intentionally issued in a relatively inflationary manner, specifically in order to allow reallocation, such as voting, interest accruing on SP, and so on. It's a good deal all around. It's a system of market promotion, that benefits everyone.