You know the USD is inflationary, right? I don't see people having had a problem selling goods in the US since 1970.
You don't sell goods to get money to hold on to for the rest of your life.
You sell goods so you can, with the profit, immediately purchase other goods that you need (either to live or to invest in).
FIVE percent. Think about that.
I am hoping it is a zero to 10k block reward which would change all this. But looking at the code I think it is 10k fixed.
I'll grant 5% is a tad high, but it's the right order of magnitude.
Probably even closer when you consider that cryptocoins suffer much more "loss" than USD does. People lose wallets, get hard drives wiped, etc., which are deflationary events that partly counter any built-in monetary inflation. Whereas losses of USD due to things like setting bills on fire or losing them in a lake amount to a miniscule portion of total USD outstanding.
Imo it's even plausible that Dogecoin's current loss rate is >5%, in which case the currency would still be deflationary even with the new coins being added.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing redeems partially destroyed or badly damaged currency as a free public service.
Every year the U.S. Treasury handles approximately 30,000 claims and redeems mutilated currency valued at over $30 million.
That's the "rule" I was always taught anyways.
some years it has been over double 5% a year.
http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/historical-in...
We have been lucky to have low inflation for the last several years. My mom was trying to establish her adult life during the double digit inflation of the late 70s early 80s and talks about how hard it was and how high the interest rates were.
Doge will add 5% to the total supply in the first year, but that will be less every year -- it's a fixed number, not a fixed percent, assuming the title of the your OP is correct. (Not sure about this.)
Of course, that doesn't account for lost coins. Given how doge is used, I am sure a lot of the new coins will actually be replacing lost coins.