Want to see bitcoin traded for goods instead of hoarded? The currency needs to be fundamentally inflationary in nature. Where are all of the merchants flooding in to embrace bitcoin?
List of actual merchants flooding in to accept Bitcoin:
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/TradeThe only active inflationary "cryptocurrency" I'm aware of:
http://solidcoin.info/(Warning: it's managed by one anonymous guy who keeps changing the rules)
The only inflationary coin proposal that I think could actually work:
http://encoin.bitcoinforums.net/(Still in early planning stage)
I couldn't find a list of potential merchants that WOULD have flooded in to accept something because it decreases in value. Inflation encourages HOLDERS to want to move the currency - it discourages merchant acceptance.
Part of the reason Bitcoin is deflationary is because it's much simpler that way. The only way a bunch of computer geeks are going to embrace a more complicated solution is if:
A. Bitcoin crashes and burns horribly
B. A better alternative is demonstrated