Thanks everyone for the votes. I have reciprocated with my very small stake. If nothing else I am very pleased to see a discussion on delegate burn rate.
I am concerned with the current delegate state, and I am not sure if it will get better or worse as the network grows. We are the early adopters, and we have chosen to elect what to the best of my knowledge is at most 23 individuals to secure the network while keeping 98% of the fees. I know it's still very early, but at this point this seems like the same old same old, rich get richer, funnel the money to my buddy game.
wallet (unlocked) >>> blockchain_list_delegates 0 101
ID NAME (* next in line) APPROVAL PRODUCED MISSED RELIABILITY PAY RATE PAY BALANCE LAST BLOCK
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266 testz 4.1826382002 % 122 19 86.52 % 100 % 57.81433 BTSX 15372
313 jabbajabba 3.9854920147 % 93 5 94.90 % 50 % 26.80904 BTSX 15353
318 clout-delegate2 3.9160650190 % 100 9 91.74 % 100 % 63.82276 BTSX 15392
317 clout-delegate1 3.9160648751 % 96 11 89.72 % 100 % 60.94487 BTSX 15364
321 clout-delegate4 3.9160648370 % 100 12 89.29 % 100 % 60.18352 BTSX 15434
320 clout-delegate5 3.9160648217 % 97 15 86.61 % 100 % 59.87783 BTSX 15416
319 clout-delegate3 3.9160645834 % 89 17 83.96 % 100 % 55.11108 BTSX 15352
307 daslab 3.9030985463 % 131 25 83.97 % 100 % 58.49799 BTSX 15370
299 bitsuperlab 3.9030485139 % 152 5 96.82 % 100 % 58.82523 BTSX 15431
28 init27 3.8980486288 % 168 0 100.00 % 100 % 68.36056 BTSX 15420
64 init63 3.8980485484 % 163 0 100.00 % 100 % 66.75180 BTSX 15366
45 init44 3.8980485245 % 159 0 100.00 % 100 % 66.27469 BTSX 15384
27 init26 3.8980485180 % 160 0 100.00 % 100 % 66.14471 BTSX 15390
95 init94 3.8980485155 % 162 0 100.00 % 100 % 66.09374 BTSX 15395
53 init52 3.8980485017 % 163 1 99.39 % 100 % 65.81770 BTSX 15363
49 init48 3.8980485010 % 163 0 100.00 % 100 % 65.80363 BTSX 15354
87 init86 3.8980485001 % 166 2 98.81 % 100 % 65.78610 BTSX 15373
5 init4 3.8980484954 % 164 0 100.00 % 100 % 65.69144 BTSX 15389
42 init41 3.8980484881 % 160 1 99.38 % 100 % 65.54527 BTSX 15385
14 init13 3.8980484804 % 160 0 100.00 % 100 % 65.39231 BTSX 15411
40 init39 3.8980484554 % 161 1 99.38 % 100 % 64.89138 BTSX 15440
22 init21 3.8980484550 % 162 0 100.00 % 100 % 64.88410 BTSX 15422
25 init24 3.8980484445 % 166 0 100.00 % 100 % 64.67347 BTSX 15438
55 init54 3.8980484364 % 164 3 98.20 % 100 % 64.51279 BTSX 15418
24 init23 3.8980484303 % 159 0 100.00 % 100 % 64.38942 BTSX 15387
29 init28 3.8980484213 % 159 0 100.00 % 100 % 64.21063 BTSX 15442
12 init11 3.8980484046 % 162 2 98.78 % 100 % 63.87668 BTSX 15429
34 init33 3.8980483904 % 159 0 100.00 % 100 % 63.59167 BTSX 15403
65 init64 3.8980483873 % 159 0 100.00 % 100 % 63.52925 BTSX 15415
32 init31 3.8980483612 % 160 1 99.38 % 100 % 63.00847 BTSX 15378
75 init74 3.8980483600 % 161 0 100.00 % 100 % 62.98389 BTSX 15408
54 init53 3.8980483573 % 158 0 100.00 % 100 % 62.93005 BTSX 15369
23 init22 3.8980483558 % 156 0 100.00 % 100 % 62.90066 BTSX 15362
59 init58 3.8980483551 % 158 0 100.00 % 100 % 62.88669 BTSX 15443
6 init5 3.8980483295 % 158 1 99.37 % 100 % 62.37490 BTSX 15424
26 init25 3.8980483035 % 159 0 100.00 % 100 % 61.85422 BTSX 15368
62 init61 3.8980482999 % 158 0 100.00 % 100 % 61.78238 BTSX 15430
68 init67 3.8980482935 % 155 0 100.00 % 100 % 61.65461 BTSX 15358
86 init85 3.8980482894 % 158 0 100.00 % 100 % 61.57281 BTSX 15365
44 init43 3.8980482834 % 158 0 100.00 % 100 % 61.45250 BTSX 15402
82 init81 3.8980482619 % 160 0 100.00 % 100 % 61.02161 BTSX 15355
56 init55 3.8980482385 % 157 4 97.52 % 100 % 60.55359 BTSX 15441
31 init30 3.8980482322 % 157 4 97.52 % 100 % 60.42878 BTSX 15379
67 init66 3.8980482310 % 157 1 99.37 % 100 % 60.40457 BTSX 15439
77 init76 3.8980482296 % 157 0 100.00 % 100 % 60.37612 BTSX 15374
63 init62 3.8980482120 % 158 1 99.37 % 100 % 60.02373 BTSX 15382
13 init12 3.8980481827 % 159 3 98.15 % 100 % 59.43902 BTSX 15359
58 init57 3.8980481715 % 157 3 98.12 % 100 % 59.21498 BTSX 15421
1 init0 3.8980481712 % 157 3 98.12 % 100 % 59.20912 BTSX 15380
35 init34 3.8980481398 % 157 3 98.12 % 100 % 58.06113 BTSX 15410
74 init73 3.8980481382 % 157 4 97.52 % 100 % 58.54875 BTSX 15432
10 init9 3.8980481093 % 155 5 96.88 % 100 % 57.97048 BTSX 15405
19 init18 * 3.8980481064 % 155 3 98.10 % 100 % 57.91299 BTSX 15323
15 init14 3.7728060476 % 156 0 100.00 % 100 % 67.99670 BTSX 15397
98 init97 3.7728059477 % 151 3 98.05 % 100 % 65.99869 BTSX 15419
9 init8 3.7728059169 % 152 0 100.00 % 100 % 65.38155 BTSX 15361
60 init59 3.7728058618 % 151 1 99.34 % 100 % 64.28122 BTSX 15371
43 init42 3.7728058242 % 152 1 99.35 % 100 % 63.52932 BTSX 15393
71 init70 3.7728057786 % 150 1 99.34 % 100 % 62.61591 BTSX 15376
81 init80 3.7728057630 % 148 0 100.00 % 100 % 62.30506 BTSX 15391
89 init88 3.7728057329 % 150 3 98.04 % 100 % 61.70278 BTSX 15433
69 init68 3.7728056729 % 148 3 98.01 % 100 % 60.50188 BTSX 15423
73 init72 3.7728056166 % 147 2 98.66 % 100 % 59.37791 BTSX 15437
66 init65 3.7728055753 % 147 2 98.66 % 100 % 58.55081 BTSX 15436
85 init84 3.7728054180 % 143 5 96.62 % 100 % 55.40439 BTSX 15314
306 delegated-proof-of-steak 2.9719374371 % 147 6 96.08 % 100 % 53.15121 BTSX 15357
2817 skynet 1.5785178924 % 58 1 98.31 % 100 % 59.20189 BTSX 15407
5284 deepbit 1.5785165125 % 28 1 96.55 % 100 % 34.74607 BTSX 15398
5283 slush 1.5785163880 % 26 2 92.86 % 100 % 32.25611 BTSX 15444
1903 delegate-bts101 0.8529639509 % 85 1 98.84 % 100 % 62.68213 BTSX 15319
1929 delegate-laosan 0.8529638840 % 81 7 92.05 % 100 % 59.44501 BTSX 15394
1905 delegate-dafei 0.8529638318 % 84 1 98.82 % 100 % 60.29997 BTSX 15417
1925 delegate-pig 0.8529636192 % 79 6 92.94 % 100 % 56.04846 BTSX 15427
1923 delegate-ding 0.8529635072 % 76 5 93.83 % 100 % 53.80831 BTSX 15375
353 bts500usd 0.6969366279 % 104 0 100.00 % 80 % 53.36475 BTSX 15435
457 bts500rmb 0.6969359951 % 97 2 97.98 % 80 % 51.90599 BTSX 15356
333 bts500 0.6969358927 % 100 2 98.04 % 80 % 47.96250 BTSX 15428
569 bts500dao 0.6969357139 % 93 1 98.94 % 80 % 48.98158 BTSX 15412
2151 delegate-alt 0.6308374092 % 47 34 58.02 % 100 % 35.47922 BTSX 15080
3324 dc-delegate 0.6271650153 % 51 12 80.95 % 100 % 53.94907 BTSX 15396
1130 block 0.5000388357 % 30 20 60.00 % 100 % 33.05164 BTSX 15268
825 balance 0.5000383627 % 19 16 54.29 % 100 % 23.59216 BTSX 15383
1122 code 0.5000383010 % 18 17 51.43 % 100 % 22.35805 BTSX 15377
820 assets 0.5000382395 % 17 17 50.00 % 100 % 21.12750 BTSX 15269
815 account 0.5000382391 % 17 18 48.57 % 100 % 21.12072 BTSX 15414
566 xeldal 0.4166791903 % 41 5 89.13 % 15 % 7.43146 BTSX 15381
1314 lion 0.3820789912 % 55 7 88.71 % 100 % 49.89241 BTSX 15399
1284 oathkeeper 0.3820742192 % 57 4 93.44 % 100 % 52.26010 BTSX 15425
1302 nightswatch 0.3820741796 % 56 6 90.32 % 100 % 51.46774 BTSX 15409
1289 raven 0.3820740605 % 54 11 83.08 % 100 % 49.08465 BTSX 15426
1287 direwolf 0.3820739674 % 52 11 82.54 % 100 % 47.22351 BTSX 15401
1283 needle 0.3820739365 % 55 10 84.62 % 100 % 48.50543 BTSX 15360
1281 longclaw 0.3820738358 % 50 8 86.21 % 100 % 44.59163 BTSX 15400
1285 dragon 0.3819922180 % 49 11 81.67 % 100 % 44.57639 BTSX 15388
1389 bitsharesxcc 0.3771126501 % 56 9 86.15 % 100 % 50.04083 BTSX 15404
1345 peershares 0.3771126363 % 53 8 86.89 % 100 % 48.76544 BTSX 15406
1390 bitsharesxfc 0.3771125732 % 55 8 87.30 % 100 % 48.50268 BTSX 15367
1346 peercoin 0.3771124894 % 50 9 84.75 % 100 % 45.82745 BTSX 15386
1357 primecoin 0.3771123766 % 50 7 87.72 % 100 % 44.57116 BTSX 15259
1392 bitsharesxcm 0.3771122984 % 49 10 83.05 % 100 % 43.00874 BTSX 15413
1414 nubits 0.3771122379 % 43 5 89.58 % 100 % 40.79885 BTSX 15348
1392 bitsharesxcm 0.3771122952 % 49 10 83.05 % 100 % 43.00874 BTSX 15413
P.S. Yes, it is still better than Bitcoin.