Did any Star Trek books address how the cashless Earth economy worked?

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I thought it funny that Gold pressed Latinum was effectively worthless if the Latinum was removed, gold being a relatively inexpensive commodity.

[FordTaurusSHO94]

@Peter_Morris

I think I remember one episode where he won a lot of money gambling in Quarks. But the war was going badly. He started yelling about how they’re all going to lose soon, then stormed off leaving the money behind.

Dunno if that’s what **FordTaurus **was thinking of.

No, I think the one I was thinking of had someone trying to pay him for giving them medical attention. He said, as a Starfleet office (or something), he couldn’t accept. He did tell them where they could use their currency though.

[Skald_the_Rhymer]

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I thought it funny that Gold pressed Latinum was effectively worthless if the Latinum was removed, gold being a relatively inexpensive commodity.

As I recall, latinum was pure fiat money anyway. Its virtue was that it could not be replicated; and it was always used in liquid form, the gold being used as a container (and perhaps to provide heft and beauty).