This idea is really just a push in trickling down merits that is equally solved by adding merit sources. This second layer of trust where allocations are not defined and at times could mean that the second tier get tier 1 allocation if tier 1 don't use theirs is just complicating a system unnecessarily. Sure there have been stats put out that suggest that merit is not being awarded at the rate that it once was but an easier solution to that is just adding more sources with a wider sphere of influence.