Not really, you can choose to spend your income on your car or house, or you can put it elsewhere. I know plenty of people with cars that cost 10x the price of

Not really, you can choose to spend your income on your car or house, or you can put it elsewhere. I know plenty of people with cars that cost 10x the price of mine, who earn far less than I do. And outside of their immediate industry most people don’t know other salaries, or how to look them up.