Yeah there's also no mention about the tax implications of this stuff which is nontrivial, I suspect the example of paying $50,000 and benefits vs. $57,500 and

Yeah there's also no mention about the tax implications of this stuff which is nontrivial, I suspect the example of paying $50,000 and benefits vs. $57,500 and no benefits ignores the tax implications in a way that doesn't help the employee but perhaps does the business.