Except that's not the problem going on here, for non growth stock companies today, profits matter more than revenue expansion. So even if they would be able to

Except that's not the problem going on here, for non growth stock companies today, profits matter more than revenue expansion. So even if they would be able to successfully grow their business in nominal terms by raising wages for more employees, they are often obligated to only try and expand at the same or increasing levels of profitability.