the companies at the top pay next to nothing, the people at the bottom pay nothing so that leaves the guys and girls in the middle to pay everything
How true, not just the companies at the top either. Dentists, solicitors, accountants etc decide how much they want to take home and set their fees to give them that amount after tax. We effectively pay their tax bill for them from our after tax take home pay. These guys don't pay tax themselves, they pass it on to those using their services. Same thing with big company CEOs, wants $20 million in hand so gets paid $40 million to allow for this.
Perhaps we should do the same and bargain for take home pay instead, with airlines passing on our tax bill to the passengers.