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I’m sorry, but I disagree that Income Taxes should be a thing already. The idea that how much I make should be public sounds ludicrous. What possible value wil
by lettergram 8y ago
I’m sorry, but I disagree that Income Taxes should be a thing already. The idea that how much I make should be public sounds ludicrous.
What possible value will that add to me? What possible value will knowing how much your neighbor make help you?
The only thing I see it helps with is attempting to bring down people above yourself. Which IMO is not the point of a society. It should provide safety, to everyone, and be as unobtrusive as possible, in doing so.
You can already FOIA request and get all the anonymized data you want on this. So I don’t understand.
- paulpauper 8y agoto consider the opposing side, you cannot use the FOIA to get tax returns https://reason.com/2018/12/19/you-cant-use-foia-to-get-someones-tax-re https://reason.com/2018/12/19/you-cant-use-foia-to-get-someo...
- lettergram 8y agoWhich I personally think is a good thing! I also can’t FOIA request your medical or education records. I can however FOIA request medical claims for a region. Thus keeping the data anonymous
- mikeash 8y agoWhy couldn’t it be used to lift people up, rather than pull them down?
- RockIslandLine 8y agoAs a state employee, my salary is published for all to see. https://illinoiscomptroller.gov/financial-data/state-expenditures/employee-salary-database/ https://illinoiscomptroller.gov/financial-data/state-expendi...
- lobotryas 8y agoYes, because tour state salary is unambiguous: everyone same grade as you gets the same amount. I don’t want a coworker to be upset with me because they accepted a low-ball offer while I negotiated 5k on top of base. Also does that info include your income from other sources like dividends or a hobby? If not, then it’s nowhere bear comparable to what’s being proposed.