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It works like that here in Sweden as well. Fun story: in my teenage years, when dating my high school sweetheart, I went to visit her grandparents house for th
by hkjgkjy 10y ago
It works like that here in Sweden as well.
Fun story: in my teenage years, when dating my high school sweetheart, I went to visit her grandparents house for the first time.
Arriving at their house, the grandmother quickly pulls out her Taxeringskalender (taxation calendar - a paperback where a company has collected all this public information, and they sell it as a handy book). She begins to look up my surname and tells me how much my parents earn.
After having lived abroad (Japan, Germany and the UK) I've realized the Scandinavian system is weird at times, but they (or we) do their thing and everyone is kind of aiming at the same goal in society. Extreme transparency, and many striving for equality above all.
- widforss 10y agoThat's just weird. Social rule number one: don't look up somebody in the Taxeringskalender when they are in the same room.
- Numberwang 10y agoGrandmothers don't need to follow social rules though. Special exemption rule.
- johannes1234321 10y agoFor me this is only fair - why do it in their back if you do it anyways. The more relevant question is: why at all? The granddaughter could choose herself ...
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- charlesdm 10y agoThis doesn't sound like a fun story at all, actually. I honestly don't see what kind of good could come from disclosing tax returns publicly..
- Hermel 10y agoSocial control. When everyone is watching, not properly declaring your income is much more risky.
- ersii 10y agoSo, how will they know "if" I'm keeping some of my income undeclared? Remember - this is the DECLARED income that is public.
- kalleboo 10y agoSnitches. "Oh, he bought a new car? But he only makes XXX a year... I'm gonna report him!"
- igk 10y agoYes, how devious. Reporting potential crimes
- charlesdm 10y agoI can't believe this actually works. In Belgium we have a hotline, and the amount of "snitching" that happens increases YoY. I.e. some guy reports that his neighbour bought a new expensive BMW or Porsche. So they look into it.. and in 99.99% of the cases realise nothing is wrong. Envy is a sad beast.. Just because someone lives a normal life doesn't mean he's not wealthy. I could be living in a normal street/house, making a normal wage, and making €100,000 a year from investment gains. So what? Get over it.