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We've really heard two arguments,
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two arguments against the use of markets and exchange
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in the allocation of military service.
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One was the argument raised by Sam and Raul,
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the argument about coercion,
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the objection that letting the market allocate military service may be unfair
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and may not even be free if there's severe inequality in the society
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so that people who buy their way into military service
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are doing so not because they really want to
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but because they have so few economic opportunities
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that's their best choice
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and Sam and Raul say there's an element of coercion in that,