@sigmajin I have to disagree with you that there is anything wrong with 5 cents. The whole idea of a system like this is to aggregate the votes from many people. If enough contribute their 5 cent vote, then rewards become very significant (especially after applying any kind of consensus bonus, even if not the current one). If it is just you voting and no one else, I'm not really sure how much that should be worth. $1? At that point after you have used 10000 votes (say 100 votes per day for 100 days) in a linear-weighted system, your entire investment would be consumed by rewards/dilution. This makes no sense.
Agree with you that escrows, etc. are adding potential value. If investors see that translated into actual (even anticipated) use, then it will be rewarded. That is the right direction to go here.