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.