Oh, bullSHIT we are. The world of Starship Troopers was run by veterans, not fat cats who wheedled, weaseled or bought their way out of service -- or just flat-out decided they Didn't Feel Like It.

If you didn't serve -- and, once again, "service" in that book was not simply military -- if you didn't demonstrate through personal sacrifice that you were psychologically capable of at least occasionally putting the needs of the community above your own personal convenience and comfort -- you didn't vote. And you sure as hell didn't hold office. And you sure and hell didn't get to send people off to die when you yourself had done everything in your power and your Daddy's power to keep your precious lily-white fake-Cowboy Ivy League ass out of precisely that situation.