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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Futurama Guy: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Middy Seafort: [qb] In "The Apple." Kirk tells Scotty, "You've earned your pay for the week." [/qb][/QUOTE]I think that this falls in line as an idiom, more so than it does to finances. That Scotty's accomplishment was as valuable to the Captain, in that one instance, as what the Captain may normally expect of him for a particular week or mission or whathaveya. To say "You've earned your pay for the week" rather than saying, "You did an exceptional job, Scotty!" seems to be the meaning Kirk really intended. [QUOTE] The famous line from "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home," adds to the confusion of the economy of the Federation. [qb] Taylor I supposed you don't use money in the 23rd Century. Kirk We don't. [/qb]It is often used as confirmation that the Federation does not have a monetary system. Yet, it could also be taken to mean that they don't use hard currency like cash.[/QUOTE]I agree, I think that its not that they carry wallets and purses and fanny packs around with their cold hard cash like we do nowadays; they would more than likely have some sort of database with smartchip technology or a credit card/account which holds some sort of 'universal credits' which anything they acquire requiring said 'credits' can be debited from. Similar to say Quarks voucher system we see in DS9/"First Born"(TNG), or at least, that is an example of how one form of finances is dealt with. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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