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That philosophy became embedded in most of our utilities and necessary services. With electricity, the people who live in dense population clusters pay more so that rural residents can obtain electricity at reasonable prices. Internet, cable TV, and telephone are similar. In pharmaceuticals, Americans pay much higher rates while 3rd world countries pay less than their share. The communities who invested in water infrastructure early are today subsidizing those communities who invested little. And people who live in areas of easy water availability subsidize people in the areas where they have abused their water resources or had few to begin with. People who live in safe areas subsidize people who choose to live in flood planes or box canyons susceptible to fires by paying more for insurance so the people in high risk areas can obtain affordable insurance.