It was never yours in the first place. It was their money they kept, not money given to them by the government. I don’t know why this distinction is so difficult for people.
> I don’t know why this distinction is so difficult for people.
It's only a distinction if you don't understand what the purpose of taxes are.
You could just as equally say that governments are created by businesses and that governments feed by taxing corporations.
You can frame it either way to make an argument from either direction.
We mostly argue that businesses depend upon our government because reasons.
Maybe it could be a stronger way of saying what I said? Pointing out that government wouldn't be taxing us in the first place without businesses willing it into existence?
But this feels a bit too reductive in that it dilutes the motivation to business in general rather than specific businesses.