"Interesting idea. I have but recently developed the Huey Long algorithm idea, and it's permutations still ferment in the back of my mind from whence it came. I will consider that carefully, as it might well be something I should undertake, just like not self voting or buying votes."

Go with the Huey Long algorithm, there is no need to unnecessarily cause things to be harder on yourself in a market that doesn't meet your viewpoint on ethics. I have a feeling that to pull off the kind of thing you want to do, it would be best to start from scratch. Otherwise, you are changing the horse midstream. Not that they haven't done it 23 times already, but at least your investors would know what they're investing in. My only problem with your idea is that it might kill the motive to buy steem and or cause people to sell. These things are very wibbly-wobbly and timey-wimey, and if you don't strike the right formula, the cake doesn't bake. TBH I don't care what they do anymore. If they keep failing, it will fail in the marketplace, and that's how it ought to be. At this point, I'm thoroughly black pilled concerning the Steem blockchain; this is why free markets rule, they ruthlessly and effortlessly separate the wheat from the chaff.