32. At least require them to go beyond their sterile suburbs and find
some lower class person to fight in their place. The rich did it during the Civil War. Why not now? They could also pay $300 to get out of the draft. If I had $300 in 1863, how much would that be in 2005 dollars? We could call it The Patriot Tax and charge all military-age men whose net worth is more than a set amount.
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