> The taxes paid by workers cannot be counted as the corporation's contribution to society, because this tax would've been paid regardless of the employer This

> The taxes paid by workers cannot be counted as the corporation's contribution to society, because this tax would've been paid regardless of the employer This only makes sense if you're assuming the total number jobs, salaries, or GDP can't change. If you decrease the number and/or size of businesses, income tax collected will absolutely go down. That's what happens in a recession. Whether you consider income tax to be a worker's contribution or their employer's contribution is a meaningless distinction. Any policy that attacks either side (causing fewer or lower paid workers, or fewer or worse paying employers) will reduce the amount of income tax collected.