[itronitron]

aren't we already quartering troops with the proportion of taxes that support the DoD?

[jessaustin]

I think the idea is that directly quartering troops is certain to be much more capricious and unequal than paying taxes. Everyone (with some narrow exceptions) is supposed to pay taxes, while only those families who have nice houses in convenient locations (and beautiful teenage daughters!) will have to quarter troops directly.

[coldseattle]

No. They aren't forcing a particular private party to provide personal accommodations to an individual soldier.