avhaben- as most of your acolytes, you distort the facts. First, there is no specific exemption for RELIGIOUS students anywhere- it is a general exemption for students of all kind and it is only for a relative amount of time. No one begrudges yeshivos or kollelim , the grudge is because it is unlimited, it applies for every Tom, Dick and Harry,and we pay for it !!
NEVER in our history has there been a blanket exemption to anyone and- contrary to derszoger- never was such a financial burden put upon the tsibbur . if you want, keep the ten batlonim and this is the one thing that we can live with.