Oren wrote:

"Would you pay C$28 (US$27; £18) for a cabbage? $65 for a bag of
chicken? $100 for 12 litres of water?

I can see why Oren is so upset.

Those numbers are just about what the average american has for
net-worth.

"However, rural Alaska suffers from extremely high prices
for food and consumer goods, compared to the rest of the
country due to the relatively limited transportation
infrastructure."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska

A concept that is obviously way above Oren's head...