It does make up for not paying taxes. The employer is being taxed per ghost employee (obviously I don't how they do it) that's why I don't get the minimum wage pay. The government is still getting the right amount of taxes needed to be collected. It's just not done legally. I'm just being practical here in case you don't notice. All I'm saying is I did my part. Blame it on the employer.
This isn't at all how taxation works.
Anyway, ultimately irrelevant to the discussion.
I think your question has been answered and you know your options for leaving. Best option is to obtain a temporary or emergency travel document from your county and pay for the flight yourself. Alternatively if you turn yourself into CBSA, you have to be prepared that you may be held for an unknown period of time.
