"Money" and the free market

Quick question... how do people (including me usually) who generally
believe in free markets and want government to be as limited as
possible reconcile this belief with the fact that "money" is largely
something fairly arbitrary (at least in what becomes money and the
amount produced/to produce), and is also generally developed by our
governments. Yes, at any point in time the people I suppose decide
how to value the money but the GOVERNMENT or some particular group
keeps the control over the supply, especially when the money is easy
to produce/destroy.

I just don't know how to think about money ... money just seems so
arbitrary
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: The Citizens Guide to Money
    ... Government to use on pork-barrel projects? ... the money to become more valuable again - zero sum. ... Inescapable public power over all of Government including money ... democracy, central focus against disintegration, ...
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  • Re: where is the money coming from?
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  • Re: Who Benefits from Seigniorage?
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  • Re: What is a Liberal? What is a Conservative?
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  • Re: Mountains Rush and Moore
    ... I don't have any reason to even try. ... When it comes to demanding verifiable evidence, ... If this government were operating as a business, ... includes nothing about how to handle money. ...
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