The funds being utilized from the allocated account are minute compared to the spending that was (and is) going on with Steem.

And where are the funds going Jack? To throw witness like yourself a bone for keeping the network secure by paying for it out of their pockets? Or more like the $30k to Justine because she's a V.22.2 Cabal's sweetheart. They're making you their chump for helping them token grind on your dime, Mate.