Do some research on some of the top witnesses here and it will help you understand a bit more about everything that goes on and why people like @berniesanders are so passionate. We do have our disagreements in approach but I do think our intentions are aligned, we just need to come up with a better way to achieve these goals. Go check out a recent post by @mikepm74, where he breaks down how the reward pool works. It is a great read if you have questions about how rewards are given out.
https://steemit.com/steemabuse/@mikepm74/the-reward-pool-for-morons-it-s-a-bid-bot-stupid