I demonstrated that a Ford Focus has about as much in common with a '64 VW Beetle as it does with a coconut. Enough of your nit-picking.
And frankly, I don't give a darn about your federal transfer payment argument (that you attempted earlier, in case you fail to remember), unless you are arguing with a straight face that a consumer enjoys a rear window defogger on his car because he qualifies for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Give me a break.
The base price of a 64 Beetle was about $1800. The base price of a 2004 Beetle is about $17,000
So, unless the average disposable income has increased proportionately, the price of a minimal, basic transportation car has gone up simlarly.
So, if the average salary was $5000 (say for example for a starting college graduate - entering teaching in Florida - which it was, I remember), then the average starting salary for a teacher today would be 46,000, which it isnt.
In fact: "According to the Florida Education Association, during the 2002-03 school year, teachers in Union County are paid the lowest at $24,204 for first-year teachers with a bachelors degree. The highest salary for first-year educators with a bachelors degree was in Miami-Dade County, where first-year teachers earn $33,275. The state average for starting teachers was $27,850"
http://www.lakecityreporter.com/articles/2003/11/08/news/top_story/news01.txt