--or what? That's really the point, it's so easy to sit back and gripe "Central Planning <> Free Market" but we live on a planet where we have to set up governments to keep the peace and coin money. No way around it.
One might consider currencies like Bitcoin as living outside the control of governments, yet providing a means of exchange. Historically, gold serves the same purpose. these are currencies outside the control and whim of governments, and that's a good thing.