Also, on a personal level, I would greatly prefer if 100% of my stake rewards value always goes to someone other than Banfield. The returned-to-the-pool thing essentially takes away my right to specifically not vote on anyone. This is a much more philosophical objection but one that's emotionally real to me.
(It's also one that reduces my appetite for flagging, since a flag does the same thing.)
Hahaha, this I can sympathize 100% with.