The Star Trek of the Kirk period was transitioning into a post-scarcity economy. By the time Picard was captain, money was no longer in use. When you have rep

The Star Trek of the Kirk period was transitioning into a post-scarcity economy. By the time Picard was captain, money was no longer in use. When you have replicators that can make anything you desire so long as you have the schematics, who needs to trade for anything? People were free to choose what to do with their time.