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> In Norway, everyone's income is public information. > Other countries could do the same to make things more transparent. What verifiable tangible benefits d
by zohch 5y ago
> In Norway, everyone's income is public information.
> Other countries could do the same to make things more transparent.
What verifiable tangible benefits does this have?
- ArgyleSound 5y agoKnowing what people employed in similar roles to you earn helps you bargain for an equivalent salary
- zohch 5y agoIn theory, not sure this translates to reality. I don't even have anecdotal evidence that this works. Employed in similar roles does not mean equally valuable to company. I live in Norway and I don't think I would ever tell my employer they need to pay me the same as someone else, I also know there is significant variability for pay in the same role at places I worked (without ever checking public tax records).
- wombatmobile 5y agoTraffic fines in Finland are proportional to the offender's income. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/nokia-boss-gets-116-000-speeding-ticket-1.410276 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/nokia-boss-gets-116-000-spee... Simple, elegant and fair? Mathematically perhaps, but people are people... https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10481/nokia-executive-fined-with-103000-speeding-ticket https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10481/nokia-executive-fined...
- zohch 5y ago> Traffic fines in Finland are proportional to the offender's income. Don't need everyone's income to be public information to do that.
- wombatmobile 5y ago> Don't need everyone's income to be public information to do that. It depends if you want speeding fines to be transparent, or secret.
- WaitWaitWha 5y agoKidnappers no longer need to waste time scoping out potential targets.