[Sam the Sham]

You have to pay more for more things--that's just the way it goes.

Again, you are NOT paying more. Adjusted for inflation, you are NOT paying more. Adjusted for inflation, a Kia costs what a Volkswagen Beetle did.

[Publius Valerius]

Ok, you're paying a bigger percentage of your income in terms of real dollars. At the end of the day, then, no matter how you look at it, you're paying more.

It's just a different way of paying more. C'est la vie.