Star Trek Economy

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What episode is the unemployed guy in? Not recalling it.

The episode was TNG Bloodlines (7x22), the man was Jason Vigo, who Picard briefly believed to be his son.

Ah, thanks.

Certainly not " in keeping with Star Trek" given that we don't see people who contribute to society specifically doing so for free.
...Except we see zero examples of this.

Nor do we ever see Robert Picard or Joseph Sisko get paid for providing their services.

Were I a part of this society, it would be me (in part) that brought these sheltered environments into existence.

And if I were king of Mars, everyone would live in a red brick house.

and questionable actions by Starfleet and The Federation Council (Insurrection wasn't just a fevered dream, right?)

In that case, I believe (whole heatedly) that the Federation Council's decision to form a partnership with the Sona to harvest the particles in orbit of a Federation planet was a correct decision. I also agree that the Baku (for their own safety) should have been removed, although I disagree to the way they were to be moved. The Baku should have been openly approached by Starfleet and told to get their things together. Because they were leaving.

Are...are you trolling us?

Alright, then where do these vast armies of homeless people that VanVelding keeps referring to come into the picture?

Yes. Yes you are trolling us.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

What episode is the unemployed guy in? Not recalling it.

The episode was TNG Bloodlines (7x22), the man was Jason Vigo, who Picard briefly believed to be his son.

Picard: So, what do you do?
Vigo: I'm between jobs right now.
Picard: I see.

Certainly not " in keeping with Star Trek" given that we don't see people who contribute to society specifically doing so for free.

While the show does focus on Starfleet, we have seen examples of people who live in Humanity's civilian society.

I can immediately remember only one adult man who spoke of being unemployed and Picard responded to this information with a small degree of shock and disapproval.

Jason Vigo lived on Camor V. The Camorites weren't human, and it's unclear whether Camor V was even a member of the Federation. So, Jason Vigo did not live among "Humanity's civilian society."

Furthermore, the conditions on Camor V were generally bad, because it had been hit hard in the Cardassian Wars. At the end of "Bloodlines," Jason expressed the desire to go back to improve his life on Camor V, despite the hardships.

Your example says nothing about life, say, on Earth.