Great suggestions Bob. I've been wanting to invest for a while now, but the incredibly high inflation rates is one of my major concerns. Especially when the rate of inflation is higher than the power down rate. i.e. Those who power down will still continue to have more SP over time than the starting point of their power down, even though this is a smaller slice of the overall pie.

Thanks @ned for responding. I’m looking forward to what is going to be done to address the economic issues with Steem. Because besides these economic issues, I absolutely love Steemit and the Steem ecosystem.