> Having public data on salaries would help potential employees make more informed decisions about working for companies in the first place. Translation: "if a

> Having public data on salaries would help potential employees make more informed decisions about working for companies in the first place. Translation: "if a company doesn't pay well, talented people won't want to work there" - why would a company that doesn't pay well release information that would disadvantage them like that? Unless you are suggesting they be forced by law to make all salaries public. But you can already get an idea of the salary bell curve at a given company with things like Glassdoor.