-=> Quoting Rogier Van eeten to Jay P. Hailey <=-
 JP>RS>Giving Pike Latinum.
 JP>        Well you wouldn't want to Give Picard Latinum.  They don't use
 JP> money in the 24th century...
 RVe> Yes they do. Only on a starship it's like what Marx had in mind. You
 RVe> just do your work and you will get food and a roof above your head.
 RVe> On DS9 they work with money, just order a drink at Quark's
He meant as "Starfleet officers" don't use currency... as in Latinum. :)
Starfleet doesn't use things like that, they use CREDITS, like
replicator redits, transporter credits, etc...
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