"Thus, the value of money is future production. That is what money gets you. Money is not a representation of work."
Work is how you get money in the first place, or rather how money is imbued with value. Whether it's work done by your own two hands, or work initially done by the nuclear reactor in the sun to make the light to grow the plants to feed the dinosaurs that turned into the oil that you burn to run the run the earth mover to dig up the gold. All money has an energy input that gives it value. Then you can buy other production with it.
"Thus, the value of money is future production. That is what money gets you. Money is not a representation of work."
Work is how you get money in the first place, or rather how money is imbued with value. Whether it's work done by your own two hands, or work initially done by the nuclear reactor in the sun to make the light to grow the plants to feed the dinosaurs that turned into the oil that you burn to run the run the earth mover to dig up the gold. All money has an energy input that gives it value. Then you can buy other production with it.