So this statement gets me yelled at on a regular basis- like I just said THE most outrageous, nonsensical, ludicrous thing ever spoken.

I don't think there should be any such thing as a water bill. Like to add we have a well. It's possible to object to any aspect of society that sucks without having a personal interest. So hear me out please.

It's infrastructure. Infrastructure exist to support societies and are paid for through various taxes. Water is a fundamental, human need. We die without water. After that is hygiene. In the past death tolls were enormous when sewage ran in the gutters- unspeakable disease was the result hence municipal water systems developed and a level of hygiene commensurate with need was enforced.

There's more but you get the idea. It's not a matter of ' free ' ( and in fact the idea of ' free ' when it comes to basic human needs should be abolished ) no water, food or housing , no society. Without allowing of these basics the whole thing crumbles.

I'm not sure why that's such a crazy concept, water as a basic human right not a monetized commodity held hostage by corporations.