> the ability to have journalists or citizens check for inconsistencies in tax reports Journalists verifying tax reports of politicians seems reasonable. Jeal

> the ability to have journalists or citizens check for inconsistencies in tax reports Journalists verifying tax reports of politicians seems reasonable. Jealous neighbor or vengeful ex snitching to IRS to audit me (random Joe-the-programmer)? Hell no. > use the raw data for other research seems positive for me Why does raw data for research needs to have PII? > ability to ask my boss why I'm being paid less than my coworker who does less than me No need to ask your boss, I can tell you straight up: Because you didn't negotiate for it. > You can argue that exposing inequalities doesn't have inherent value because inequalities are good actually Yadda Yadda Yadda No, I'm arguing that if you want to expose that those damn bourgeois make too much money for too little work, then you don't really need anything more than aggregate data, but you keep ignoring it.