From the FAQ: "TPM 2.0 is intended to be usable for a very broad range of platforms from embedded systems to mobile devices to PCs to servers." In other words, TCG is not dead but actively pushing TPMs to new platforms.
A use case: in case of theft, the permanent storage of your device can be protected against reading the flash memory (of course, assuming your device is locked in the first place) in the same fashion as Bitlocker works on PCs. The secret key with which your corporate data is encrypted can be stored in the TPM bound to a password and/or PCRs. (Assuming, of course, that the TPM itself is not hacked using physical attacks (DPA, etc.). But at least, it raises the bar for the average thief.)
You seem to equate inflation with government printing money. By doing that, you miss out on a large source of inflation in economies, namely, banks loaning out more money than they possess (at a rate capped by the central bank) and thus creating money.
These loans do not benefit "those closest to the government" but go straight into the economy. Some of these loans will increase wealth (e.g., successful startups), while others will not, causing inflation.
There is nothing wrong with a stable, low inflation level. Your savings will not be obliterated if the interest paid by the bank on your savings is higher than the inflation level.
Never make anything simple and efficient when a way can be found to make it complex and wonderful.
