Aren't enlisting? Then pay a tax
In wartime, the public is losing its patience and its willingness to accommodate those who do everything in their power to dodge – those who refuse to take part in the common defense, yet demand…
Assessment
The wartime context has eroded public patience with those who avoid military service while still claiming full citizenship benefits. This proposal to tax draft avoiders reframes shared sacrifice as a financial rather than a military obligation. The key question is whether fiscal penalties can substitute for conscription, or whether they will deepen social fractures.