15% is a lot and that is inaccurate .
https://steemit.com/faq.html#How_are_the_new_tokens_distributed
How are the new tokens distributed?
Out of the new tokens that are generated:
65% go to the reward pool, which is split between authors and curators.
15% of the new tokens are awarded to holders of Steem Power.
10% of the new tokens are awarded to the Steem Proposal System.
The remaining 10% pays for the witnesses to power the blockchain.
I will have a look at it .... its probably true.
I was thinking like a 15% roi on your stake .... some confusion from my side ...
Yeah, it's like 2% overall which is why no one really cares about it. Combined with a 12.75% dLease (current price), it means you can beat Steem's annual inflation which is around 13.5% and not out to inflation the same way just holding liquid Steem, or carelessly curating would.