I guess in most places, salaries of professors are quite high. It can be a sad tragedy that the car of a professor became nonfunctional at that time. But he can afford a car, that is evident that he has money to spend on other basic needs of life. Surely, government might not give the deserved salaries to many and also cut taxes highly, but then again, we can protest or we have to be content if we already get what we need to meet the basic needs of life and save or invest any extra to meet goals and afford luxuries.