The first rule of the Merit System is: you do not talk about or ask about the Merit System!

First rule, don't talk about merit and merit system
As others have mentioned, if you spend most of your time posting in the bounty sections, you will never get a chance to increase your rank and advance in the forum. Try writing some actual posts instead.
Second rule, read more, post less and sometimes don't post anything if you see you are not able to add valuable posts or answers to a discussion. It's time for you to return to read more.