Yes the company should be spending that money but it's still an expense that somebody has to pay and should be counted if we're thinking about the system; it do

Yes the company should be spending that money but it's still an expense that somebody has to pay and should be counted if we're thinking about the system; it doesn't disappear just because you personally agent spending it. And that still leaves travel time which can't be literally reimbursed (only figuratively in money)