# Proposal: voting only with YFI tokens

**URL:** <https://gov.yearn.fi/t/proposal-voting-only-with-yfi-tokens/147>\
**Category:** Vaults\
**Created:** [21 July 2020 03:40 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/proposal-voting-only-with-yfi-tokens/147 "2020-07-21T03:40:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![markpui](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/gov.yearn.fi/markpui/32/80_2.png) [@markpui](https://gov.yearn.fi/u/markpui)\
**Post date:** [22 July 2020 11:08 UTC](https://gov.yearn.fi/t/proposal-voting-only-with-yfi-tokens/147/22 "2020-07-22T11:08:39Z")

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@cp287

Really good idea. Using YFI tokens only for voting. Applies trade-offs in decision making for YFI holders in terms of whether to liquidate YFI tokens to crystallize rewards vs holding YFI tokens to exercise governance.

Governance comes _with a cost_. It is not a risk-free asset that is distributed to stablecoin holders & pool participants.

That opportunity cost helps support the price of YFI. Electing not to liquidate YFI tokens to preserve governance rights.

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