"Can you please stop with the flamebait?" Point taken. I guess things like this piss me off so I flew off the handle in that way. So I apologize. "Do you not

"Can you please stop with the flamebait?" Point taken. I guess things like this piss me off so I flew off the handle in that way. So I apologize. "Do you not see the difference between a Tesla and internet service?" Ok well with respect to that we are not talking about Internet service but a faster type of Internet service that is by no means essential in any way (such as your other examples electricity and medical treatment). You don't need 100meg service and for that matter you really don't even need to stream video. Essential internet (wouldn't you agree) is really basic things and the bandwidth to support email, going to the government website, shopping for a car, etc. I don't consider enough bandwidth so several members of one family can all stream Netflix at one time essential. And that is what I had in my mind as I was making my comment. In that respect the faster internet service might be more like elective surgery (say plastic surgery but not reconstructive surgery) which is not the same as medical treatment in an ER.