cbd1984 specifically mentions tax, so yeah - it is tax code. In absence of tax the cost would naturally be higher, and that is the price you pay for living in

cbd1984 specifically mentions tax, so yeah - it is tax code. In absence of tax the cost would naturally be higher, and that is the price you pay for living in a remote location - but that is a real economic cost of moving the resources. Tax is completely artificial and if the stated goal is a progressive structure, than this is an obvious case of stated goals not matching reality.