Do you think that requiring people to serve jury duty discriminates against those with lower incomes?

In this case, I’m talking about grand jury duty, which in my state requires that you serve two eight hour days a week for four months.

Yes, I know that serving on a jury is everyone’s civil duty, but I think the above is excessive, especially since you only receive $15/day. My employer does not pay for jury duty, and I don’t get vacation pay, which means my already near poverty level income is going to take an even bigger hit.

The thing is, the people who can least afford to serve on juries are those with lower incomes, since they are the people less likely to have jobs that are salary, or that pay for jury duty. They also make less money to begin with, so are less able to afford to take a hit income wise.