Thanks for your reply! I almost feel like I should put a disclaimer of "I am not a financial advisor" on a post like this! I think my point, and your point too, is that people need to really understand all the angles when it comes to making decisions on their newly acquired digital assets.

I still think that Steem Power will Decrease by almost 10%, all other things being equal, due to the 100% yearly creation of Steem, since only 90% of that Steem comes back to Steem Power holders as additional Steem Power. See Dan's comments today here, for the complete explanation: https://steemit.com/steemit/@maniac/steemit-what-am-i-missing#@dantheman/re-dantheman-re-maniac-steemit-what-am-i-missing-20160713t214911691z