I think I heard 2 cases cited where Trump didn't pay his employees. Putting two and two together I would guess that the worst two employees out of 22 thousand probably didn't deserve to get paid. Having been a supervisor for over 30 years I would say that 2 employees out of 22 don't deserve to get paid because they are good for f**k all, never mind 22 thousand. I had several that were there for lunch time, quitting time and pay day- just absolutely useless!
Who else are they getting their money from?
Perhaps he keeps his "salary" just below the limit where he has to pay income tax.
I personally don't have a problem with a guy who employs 22,000 people! Why would you?