Here’s a nice YouTube explanation of the free market by the highly regarded conservative, Walter E. Williams. (Excerpts from the speech “The Entrepreneur As American Hero”)
It actually answers the question you raised.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUL152yGVGI
But... let’s ask some questions to that question...
Do you believe that money is not the acceptable medium of exchange for goods and services? Do you believe it to be inadequate? Why did our ancestors invent it in the first place?
That’s what I figured - you can’t answer the question.
Money is the predominant mdeium for the exchange of goods and services. It was invented to standardize values.
But money, despite your fervent wishes, is not the sole medium for the exchange of goods and services.
In current times, money is little more than government declaration of value - there is nothing specifically guaranteeing the value of a dollar.
So, let’s try one more time to see if you have any degree of intellectual honesty.
Do you believe barter is immoral and should be illegal? A yes or no answer will work just fine.
You also might wish to consider that Ayn Rand promulgated the gold standard in her writing - no government fiat money, just plain old gold.