WRONG:
If more than 50% of miners are pissed enough that Millions of BTC get shifted around but nearly no fees are being paid, they can as I said 51%-attack the network and force fees as they wish. If the official client doesn't do what they want to, that's the official client's problem.
that is what I called a "revolt" above. how likely is that about to happen?
about as likely as someone actually succeeding after you said "f.. your idea, go fork the blockchain if you want it".
users and miners are going to accept whatever the official client enforces, unless the developers of that client screw up big time.
That currency deflation is a bad thing is fairly conventional economics, and the problem of the 'liquidity trap' is very real.
there's actually pretty good evidence that deflation isnt a problem at all, like during the industrial revolution or after wars. but I don't wanna turn this into an age-old debate about economics.