[Sam the Sham]

Oh, so the purchase price is the same but the income to pay for it has dropped. Yes, it's called dropping real incomes.

[Publius Valerius]

But you get more. Again, one expects to pay more for more things.

[Publius Valerius]

Oh, so the purchase price is the same

Here is the source of your misunderstanding. You are equating the 1964 VW Beetle to the 2005 Kia (Rio, I guess?) as if they are the same thing. They are not. Once you realize that, then you begin to see why what you're saying doesn't make sense.