# Are field commissions a thing? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 18, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-field-commissions-a-thing/946751 "2021-07-18T13:33:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 62
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-field-commissions-a-thing/946751/62 "2021-07-23T23:11:12Z")
To avoid more hijack of this thread I started a new thread on Star Trek’s economy (I think it is an interesting topic): > [@How did money work in the Star Trek universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-money-work-in-the-star-trek-universe/947164): > > A [thread in GQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-field-commissions-a-thing/946751/56) started discussing money in Star Trek. Since that was a hijack I figured it was worth starting a thread here to explore it. In Star Trek we are led to believe it is a post-scarcity society. No one wants for anything. There are some moments in the series where they mention money is no longer a thing. Captain Picard alludes to it [here](https://youtu.be/XQQYbKT_rMg?t=78). Picard says there is [no money in the 24th century](https://youtu.be/PV4Oze9JEU0?t=162) in Star Trek VIII: First Contact. But, as noted in the thread linked above, in Star Trek: DS9… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-field-commissions-a-thing/946751)._