>>>What one can call the economics of the Deep Space 9 series is a Ron Paul dream. It seems the only acceptable medium of exchange are bars of metal called Latinum.<<<
Actually the Latinum is a precious liquid pressed inside the worthless gold packaging. :)
DS9 was definitely much more pro capitalism than any of the other series. I also loved that in the film “First Contact” Earth was saved, not by Socialist humanitarians, but by a greedy Capitalist innovator, who used his genius to invent warp drive technology for personal profit.
My favorite Star Trek scene, from DS9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx5I7uEEEYo
“I’m human. I don’t need money.”
That probably sums up Gene Roddenberry’s utopian view of the future in just a few words.
Good clip.