That's irrelevant. The price is what one pays, whether that's residential, commercial, or industrial. Typically only industrial users have any negotiating power, and typically residential customers are the only users who aren't able to claim the expense as a business operating cost.

There's an argument to be made that in a democracy the people could vote themselves lower taxes, but if that were the cast why haven't they already.

Subsidies are paid for by tax payers anyway, so, ya know, TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. And there's no guarantee subsidies survive the next election.