Chapter five, The Taxpayer, first appeared in The Martian Chronicles.
A man insists that he has a right to be let onto the next rocket to Mars, because he is a taxpayer. He insists on being let on the ship so strongly because the Earth will be having a great atomic war soon, and no one wants to be around when it happens. He is not allowed on the ship and eventually gets taken away by the police.
A 1997 edition of the book advances all the dates by 31 years. This story is advanced from 2000 to 2031.
