T4V0

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[–] T4V0@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

the trouble with tribbles grain deal comes to mind. The grain is being held/shipped for a member world.

Being shipped doesn't mean it is a trade deal, they offered assistance due to its strategic position as it is a disputed planet between the Federation and the Klingons. And if you're talking about the deal between the bartender and Cyrano Jones, he is independent from the Federation, like Quark's bar, any deal between would be external (and they seem to use credits as a currency?).

Then there’s Cassidy Yates and all the federation traders in ds9 (though that’s not a solid argument.) there’s also the cargo ships frequently used in tng as background.

In a similar situation, Deep Space Station 9 is close to disputed territory and Federation candidate members. So again, they deal between Federation and others species. And the cargo ships in TNG aren't necessarily, doing any sort trade, they may simply hauling supplies for Federation planets and colonies.

Dilithium deuterium minning are also frequently mentioned… usually the federation being interested in minning for its own use. (Just another reason to build the power system off something else…actually.)

Since they need it for every warp drive spaceship, I assume it would be a very well controlled resource. And due to its importance I don't think they would hire external help, so it would be fair to assume they use Federation miners and scientists to extract it. But again I don't think they mention any internal trade, so I assume they distribute it accordingly to each species or organization.

[–] T4V0@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

They have trade. Inside and outside.

Outside sure, but I don't think I have seen any internally. Do you have examples?

Currency facilitates trade. Next question: why do they need trade? (Besides cultural exports- let’s…. Not get into that.)

They can just replicate the other's civilization money if it is at a lower stage of technology advancement. In the scenario of the same or later technology stage, like the Ferengi Alliance, they would trade for technology, information and/or territories.

The one resource they have a desperate need is dilithium, which they had automated the extraction using the Doctor holograms lol.

[–] T4V0@kbin.social 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (12 children)
  • insist on not having a unit of exchange or currency, but then some how having massive amounts of trade and economy.

As you mentioned before, they have replicators, so why would they have currency inside the Federation?

They don't need money in the Federation, but since they have limited resources on a spaceship and also interact with other species, they kinda have to barter, mostly to curry favor with these species.