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When any fixed sum is indicated as the commutation fee to exempt from actual military duty, it needs but little reflection to see that it indirectly imposes a premium upon property while it taxes the poor.
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Sumner critiques a fixed fee for military exemption, arguing it unfairly benefits the wealthy while burdening the poor.
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