Dammit, Jim, I'm An Actor, Not An Advocate for Federal Entitlement Programs!

So, this exists:

Presumably, programs like Social Security are only necessary until the Federation comes along and outlaws money entirely. 

(Via Amanda Carpenter.)

Read Reason's Tim Cavanaugh on Star Trek's 40th anniversary here. I reviewed J.J. Abrams's 2009 Star Trek reboot here.