..can afford to buy an automobile asssembled by people making $30/hour! I can't!

"Well in fairness I can defend that. No offense to Katie, but I personally am willing to pay more for a car than I am for a chemistry lesson. (although other people do pay more for chemistry lessons) Therefore the guy who makes the car should get more money than the person teaching the chemistry lesson."

The car won't be around for your entire lifetime (without spending a lot more money on it than what it cost in the first place.) An education will! That is almost priceless!!!!!

Bob