An increase in spending is an increase in spending, it is still a part of the total compensation an employee has received. My point was purely that lensing the

An increase in spending is an increase in spending, it is still a part of the total compensation an employee has received. My point was purely that lensing the issue through minimum wage by itself seems like a distraction in terms of understanding employee wealth, I'm not arguing that employees should stop wanting more because they're getting enough.