> who live a different lifestyle and pay ridiculous amounts for water
Who choose to live a different lifestyle. I'm not saying everyone has to live in a bus and use a few gallons a day. I'm saying that if the cost of water significantly impacts your life you should reduce how much you use.
No one in the US pays "ridiculous" amounts for municipal water. We're still talking pennies per gallon.
> You should care about the nation's water infrastructure
Absolutely. It's one of the reasons water should cost more, to maintain and improve infrastructure. Water should be billed at a rate that covers all of the costs involved.