That argument doesn’t make sense because when you receive a salary, the same taxation is passed through the company as well. Companies have to pay corporate tax

That argument doesn’t make sense because when you receive a salary, the same taxation is passed through the company as well. Companies have to pay corporate taxes before they pay you too. The only difference is the “last mile” tax of when you receive the money from the company. For capital gains it’s 15% federal, for salary it’s 28%