> I still prefer an honest system that charges a fair, flat rate for the infrastructure, and then a usage charge for usage. There's a lot of things where the i

> I still prefer an honest system that charges a fair, flat rate for the infrastructure, and then a usage charge for usage. There's a lot of things where the infrastructure costs are baked into the per-unit cost of stuff you buy. I'd say it's even vastly more common than separate infrastructure vs. per-unit charges. You don't pay a separate constant infrastructure fee for the petroleum refinery infrastructure when filling up your car, it's all baked into the per-liter (or per-gallon) cost. Nor do you pay a fixed cost for funding the astronomically expensive semiconductor fabs when you buy something containing electronics, it's all baked into the per-unit cost. Etc. etc.