Hive account@berniesanders was incorrect about that. Steem.supply is off by a decimal place. So in reality it is .6% of the rewards pool, not 6% Hive account@justinashby

Edit: I just used the plugin on the site, and the value came back as approximately 1% of the rewards pool. I left an in-depth reply to @berniesander's post in an attempt to further the discussion.

I'd love to see more level-headed communication and constructive interchanges between parties that are at odds here on Steemit, as it will create a better platform overall. Snap judgements (often poorly researched,) inaccurate information, speculation, and subjective stances presented as fact does damage to the community as a whole, as well as the individuals who become confused and misinformed.

STEEM, SBD and Steemit are taking off right now; It's a time of abundance and should be one of celebration and solidarity. I am aware there are major problems in the operation of the platform and am not prescribing some dull platitudes to remedy them, but at the end of the day we are still all Steemians: to some degree or another we believe in the beauty that this system has proposed.

Let's have rational discussions to continue to problem-solve!