If Star Fleet doesn't have money and therefor can't pay it's troops/officers, how do the Star Fleet members that work on Deep Space 9 buy drinks at Quarks?

paradox1123 · 5 months

Quark had a deal with the Federation to operate his bar on what was legally their station. It probably included letting starfleet personnel use a certain limit of his services.

Fly_OnTheWall · 5 months

In "Armageddon Game", Quark is saying a toast to Kira and Jadzia about Bashir and O'Brien, and he says they were good customers who always paid their bar tabs. So the officers definitely pay Quark something. I think it could also be a stipend from the Federation to any personnel posted to Deep Space Nine.

OkToBeTakei · 5 months

Well just because the Federation has switched away from using currency doesn't mean some Federation citizens can't acquire some. Since other, non-Federation civilizations do use currency, there are likely ways to trade for or to earn it.

For example: at Quark's, the first spin at the Dabo wheel is free. One could win latinum that way. Serena, in the 7th season ep "Crysalis," walks into Quarks broke and ends up winning so much that Quark tries to get her to stop. Jadzia Dax wins money from Quark while playing Tongo.

disneyfacts · 5 months

They probably replicate it or something similar. It is worthless to them, and the show doesn't say that they don't have money, they just don't use money. (so they may have a storage of latinum that any officer can access)

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