> Why does he have to pay for the space? The Federation is post-scarcity.
Deep Space Nine is not Federation property, however - while it is only administrated by the Federation, it remains the property of the Bajorans. Presumably, payment for use of space is part of the arrangement with the Bajoran government.
> Star Trek doesn't bear up to any economic analysis. It's not even worth trying.
Yes but you get higher and higher scores in Tetris.
Presumably the post scarcity Federation could simply build its own arbitrarily large and luxurious DS9 next door to it. In any event, space isn't likely to "cost" anything.
Deep Space Nine is not Federation property, however - while it is only administrated by the Federation, it remains the property of the Bajorans. Presumably, payment for use of space is part of the arrangement with the Bajoran government.
> Star Trek doesn't bear up to any economic analysis. It's not even worth trying.
I can't beat Tetris, either.