as for the $2.80 number, you haven't taken into account inflation (both of the money supply and of prices).

I didn't take it into account because it is so small compared to the very rough order-of-magnitude estimates. Bitcoin can't inflate to more than 2x more than what is currently in circulation since 1/3 of it has already been mined. Mr. Bernanke can inflate to infinity, but I am comparing in terms of current dollar value.
Anyway, I hope that someday Bitcoin takes over a large part of the economy and not just the underground part. It would be great to see the central bankers neutered by something like this. And the economy would benefit as well since wealth would no longer get redistributed to politically connected businesses.
Of course, my main reason for hoping the bitcoin economy takes off is for simple greed
