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

Robert E. Berney and Duane E. Leigh
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Robert E. Berney: Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
Duane E. Leigh: Washington State University (Pullman)

Public Finance Review, 1974, vol. 2, issue 2, 223-235

Abstract: 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.

Date: 1974
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DOI: 10.1177/109114217400200204

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