But you're still emphasizing a personal decision that I choose to make. Don't worry about what I do outside of work or where I live.

Worry about the quality of the work I produce for you and then pay me for it.

I completely agree with you in regards to a dollar being very different in SF as compared to KC, but that should have no relevance to how much I get paid.

> Your pay is actually not "going down"

Yes my pay actually is going down. I would literally be brining in less money. What I choose to do with that money should not matter to my employer.