Theoretically, if salaries were proportional to profit and therefore the overall tax burden, it would make less sense on a domestic level, I agree. Similar to

Theoretically, if salaries were proportional to profit and therefore the overall tax burden, it would make less sense on a domestic level, I agree. Similar to VAT you could argue that you pay with money that got already taxed. But if companies have rights, you can argue that they also have burdens.