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The Socioeconomic Distribution of American Casualties in the Indochina War: Implication for Tax Equity

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  • Robert E. Berney

    (Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations)

  • Duane E. Leigh

    (Washington State University (Pullman))

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This paper extends the discussion of the burden of the draft as a tax to Abstract whether draftee-casualties in time of war are distributed in an equitable manner. Clearly, horizontal equity did not exist for the draftee since so few draft-age males were required to serve; horizontal equity in the distribution of casualties did not exist since most draftees were assigned to combat units where the risk of death was obviously higher. Evidence presented in this article supports the hypothesis that the risk of becoming a casualty is inversely related to the civilian income-earning potential of the draftee, implying lack of vertical equity.

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  • Robert E. Berney & Duane E. Leigh, 1974. "The Socioeconomic Distribution of American Casualties in the Indochina War: Implication for Tax Equity," Public Finance Review, , vol. 2(2), pages 223-235, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:pubfin:v:2:y:1974:i:2:p:223-235
    DOI: 10.1177/109114217400200204
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    1. W. Lee Hansen & Burton A. Weisbrod, 1967. "Economics of the Military Draft," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 81(3), pages 395-421.
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