"reducing witness pay"

Jerry was attacked for having the audacity to suggest a discussion on this, and flagged by the very OP of this post...and he was even receiving witness rewards.

"we reduce the opportunity for minnows to become dolphins or whales"

Have you considered that this may be the very goal?

https://steemit.com/steem/@lexiconical/code-is-law-only-when-i-want-otherwise-it-s-abuse-the-shaming-syndicate-of-steemit-our-own-brand-of-sjws-and-social-repression