May I offer a solution that I see from magicaldice at the moment?

They halted any new posts and are counting right now. They pay those posts with the old rate and once that has been handled, the new period starts with the new rate.

I understand funds are scarce, but people have been posting four days with the impression of earning a specific amount, and that is now suddenly changed.

It was unavoidable to change the rates, but current way is not the way to do it.