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But seriously
Pay COULD be differentiated by location. Pilots choose for it not to be. I’m not advocating for it in anyway, but I’m fairly certain if ALPA wanted SFO pilots to be paid 105% and IAH pilots to get 95% of whatever the rate is, the company would agree. That basically already exists on a small scale in GUM. The bottom line is no one WANTS it to be that way, not that it CAN’T be that way.
If pay is differentiated by location it should be after-tax profit based not cost of living based. If your blue commie government taxes too much or your neighbors are Spirit flying trailer trash then maybe your fair share is smaller than the guy who renders his services in a posh libertarian paradise.