Mine would be qualified service to society. 2 years of public service, with no option to bypass. Service being tailored for your particular skills and abilities.
This is already much more sensible than paying above a threshold in taxes, or owning a certain surface area of land, or coming from the right families. We'd have to define "public service" in such a way that absolutely everyone could perform it, including for example disabled people. Otherwise, it's just a requirement to have been fit (and male, in most cases) at some point in your life.
I am unaware of any definition of the phrase "public service" which requires physical fitness or masculinity. We are not talking about military service here.
The dictionary definition I pulled up quickly is:
1. Employment within a governmental system
2. A service performed for the benefit of the public
I cannot imagine how #2 could be any more inclusive than it already is.
If anything, the current definition is overbroad, to where almost anything could be spun as public service.
kergonath|4 years ago
diggernet|4 years ago
The dictionary definition I pulled up quickly is:
I cannot imagine how #2 could be any more inclusive than it already is. If anything, the current definition is overbroad, to where almost anything could be spun as public service.