Star Trek is not a one world government. It's a post scarce society that encourages development and growth based on aptitude, personal hobbies and interests. They don't have "money" because they've learned the ultimate currency is time... Okay they didn't figure it out when the show aired, but that is essentially what our economy needs to be based on: our time. If we use a fiat system or cedit system or whatever, what matters is that our time is properly valued for what little we give up working for others.
There was a hilarious clip from one of the later series where some alien is making fun of the Star Trek guys for not having money...I wish I knew which series or what.
Probably DS9, I can think of 2 possible scenes, Quark telling Sisko that ferengi capitalism was more moral (we never discriminated based on race or religion, we would lose customers) and another where Jake was trying to borrow money from Nog
Star Trek is not a one world government. It's a post scarce society that encourages development and growth based on aptitude, personal hobbies and interests. They don't have "money" because they've learned the ultimate currency is time... Okay they didn't figure it out when the show aired, but that is essentially what our economy needs to be based on: our time. If we use a fiat system or cedit system or whatever, what matters is that our time is properly valued for what little we give up working for others.
Should a hamburger made by a slow person be worth more than a hamburger made by a fast person?
There was a hilarious clip from one of the later series where some alien is making fun of the Star Trek guys for not having money...I wish I knew which series or what.
Probably DS9, I can think of 2 possible scenes, Quark telling Sisko that ferengi capitalism was more moral (we never discriminated based on race or religion, we would lose customers) and another where Jake was trying to borrow money from Nog
The borrowing-money part sounds familiar. The first part is great LOL.