It's not misunderstood. People also have costs some of which are tax deductible, yet their income is seen to be completely taxed before costs are deducted. In

It's not misunderstood. People also have costs some of which are tax deductible, yet their income is seen to be completely taxed before costs are deducted. In both personal and corporate taxes, some costs are deductible and others not. People understand this. The point is that people find it a violation of norms how a company can arrange its taxes in a way that a salaried individual basically never can: to basically not pay any taxes while enriching some specific people more than others.