Say I want to open I restraunt like Ben Sisko's Dad, How would I go about it? There are no loans to apply for (no money) who leases me the building? does the gov. own EVERYTHING?
If I live in TNG era..can I have my own business?
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Credits are a form of currency, currency=money. Picard said there was no money in the 24th century in the movie First Contact, that the persuit of knowledge drove people in the federation or something like that, in Fact..the only people I've seen dealing in Money are the Ferengi, (I definatley havent seen every episode of trek though.
The way I see it...
Earth has no money system. The Federation has money, however. This is about trade. One needs to have a common currency to trade items of value.
So you want to open a restaurant on Earth? Well, I bet you'd have to find the space, not buy one. You might have to move to a new city or something to find someone who manages a suitable space. Sisko's Dad doesn't pay rent on his place, I suspect it's owned by the family. But perhaps that building is managed (owned) by someone else, or even the government. Sisko would have to ask whomever owns the space if he can take it over. I'm sure there would be some sort of lease or time of proprietorship, etc.
But no, no money is exchanged. There's no need. No banks either (yeah!).
On DS9, however, you are exchanging goods with someone from another planet. The only way to do this is with Federation credits, unless you have some other currency the Klingon would accept.
At least, that's how I see it.
Earth has no money system. The Federation has money, however. This is about trade. One needs to have a common currency to trade items of value.
So you want to open a restaurant on Earth? Well, I bet you'd have to find the space, not buy one. You might have to move to a new city or something to find someone who manages a suitable space. Sisko's Dad doesn't pay rent on his place, I suspect it's owned by the family. But perhaps that building is managed (owned) by someone else, or even the government. Sisko would have to ask whomever owns the space if he can take it over. I'm sure there would be some sort of lease or time of proprietorship, etc.
But no, no money is exchanged. There's no need. No banks either (yeah!).
On DS9, however, you are exchanging goods with someone from another planet. The only way to do this is with Federation credits, unless you have some other currency the Klingon would accept.
At least, that's how I see it.
I would think they would have to some form of currency, so mr. "average joe" can walk into a cardassian tailor shop and pay to get a suit made. (which, why would you need a tailor if you have a replicator?) which brings up my next question. how does mr average citizen "earn" the credits to buy said suit?
He probably doesn't. I've always thought of the 24th century (and later 23rd century) federation as an anarchocommunist society. Everyone would get what he needed and and do what he wanted (or as Picard said, "work to improve himself and the rest of mankind"). DS9 is kind of a problem in this regard. I always imagined the Federation would pay the officer's tabs at Quark's. I'm unsure how it would be done in the case of civilians. Maybe you can get money if you travel outside Federation space.
There has to be a form of currency, even if humans are not driven by material gains other races are and will not accept goodwill as payment. It is also shown that bartering exists however there must be a common currency to facilitate trading.
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