> $1K/yr will get you pretty far in a lot of the US
I don't think $83.33/mo will get you pretty far anywhere in the US.
> So now you have to come up with a system to calculate the COL differential between regions. You also have to come up with an enforcement mechanism to prevent people from saying they live in SF when they really live in a small-town.
No, you don't have to do either of these things. You could do them, but the benefits of the first need to be weighed against costs that come with the need to do the second if you do the first.
I don't think $83.33/mo will get you pretty far anywhere in the US.
> So now you have to come up with a system to calculate the COL differential between regions. You also have to come up with an enforcement mechanism to prevent people from saying they live in SF when they really live in a small-town.
No, you don't have to do either of these things. You could do them, but the benefits of the first need to be weighed against costs that come with the need to do the second if you do the first.