It's possible for two things to be true at the same time. It's not possible for two contradicting things to be true at the same time.
It's objectively true that only people pay taxes.
We understand this in almost every aspect of the economy. We know that, if the government passes a property tax, the property isn't paying the tax -- the person who owns the property is paying the tax.
For some bizarre reason, we seem to think that corporations can pay taxes.
The party that's most aggressive in supporting corporate taxes is the same party that misinterprets the Citizens United decision, and insists that corporations aren't people.
Well, if corporations aren't people, they can't pay taxes.
I agree that corporations aren't people. Corporations are made up of people.
The question is, if we're passing a tax on corporations, who are the human beings who are paying the taxes?
In general, it's the employees and the customers.
Still, the point remains that it's a bizarrely effective lie that corporations pay taxes.