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# Issue Discussion #3 | MKR Burn and the Surplus Buffer

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To burn, or not to burn: that is the question we’ll be exploring in Issue Discussion #3: MKR Burn and the Surplus Buffer

**Join us on [Zoom](https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84647051544) Wednesday, [date=2021-12-15 time=10:00:00 timezone="America/Denver"]** as GovComms Engagement Lead @thomas.flitter leads a discussion on the burning of MKR.

From MKR valuation and capital liquidity to growth, risk, and public relations, what drives the sentiment in favor of burning MKR, and on the flip side, when and why should we avoid burning MKR?

What factors should be considered when proposals are made to increase or decrease the Surplus Buffer?

Please bring questions, thoughts, and opinions! If you can’t make it, this recording will be posted on the [MakerDAO Youtube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/MakerDAO/featured).

@gov-comms-core-unit @Content-Production @Recognized-Delegates @Protocol-Engineering @Risk-Core-Unit @Growth-Core-Unit

Heads up this was edited to change the time to 1 hour later so as not to coincide with the [LexMaker 2 call.](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/lexmaker-2-system-of-a-dao-a-legal-framework-for-decentralized-autonomous-organizations/11931)

[Call Notes](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rwd_f8Yf50JWhEzCvnkbTwvdsrBXkthfZAuSjODAzNY/edit#heading=h.x0v474f8ay5a)