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It's a problem right now, as some people control thousands of accounts:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1594979.msg16019000#msg16019000

1 person = 1 vote is doomed with such practices...

Well the bigger problem is active user count. Why should Steem power be squared ( I think that's right) maybe the the right formula is to the 1.5 power. This alone would help the minnows and dolpins have a bigger impact.