The company already pays payroll taxes on those salaries, and the employees pay income taxes. And the people hurt by this aren't the shareholders or top executives, it's the rank and file workers getting laid off, losing benefits, and being asked to work more for the same pay.
What this change effectively did was make software developers significantly more expensive, without increasing the amount those developers get paid.
What this change effectively did was make software developers significantly more expensive, without increasing the amount those developers get paid.