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To me it is a utility argument: A wealthier household would receive "premium filtered water" through the plumbing while other homes that are paying the standard rate would be given filthy and untreated water through their plumbing. Does the water utility violate a law practicing this way? Because if it does, the same is true of Abolishing Net Neutrality.

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It's actually worse than that. Cities have different water districts and often wealthier areas will receive better water than no-wealth areas. Instead of different prices, everyone pays the same but gets a different product.

The same is generally true for police, fire, and emergency services ("911 is a joke in your town").

You think Grosse Point, MI isn’t already getting better water than Flint?

(Context for our non-US readers at home: Grosse Point==wealthy Detroit suburb, Flint==nationally famous for lead-filled water.)

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