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Did you read the comment you are replying to? The answer to your question is literally the entire content of the comment.
by ramphastidae 5y ago
Did you read the comment you are replying to? The answer to your question is literally the entire content of the comment.
- paulryanrogers 5y agoMaybe I'm just dense but it wasn't clear the motivation for keeping the info secret. It seems implied that fear of spousal conflict was involved.
- ramphastidae 5y agoI see. Sorry for my snark. My understanding was that they feel money has a deeply corrupting influence on relationships, and credits the strength of their parents marriage with the fact that they both made a clear effort to avoid taking about money (while still being responsible with it). I don’t think that they are saying that making tax returns public will directly cause more spousal conflict, but it will cause more general corruption of relationships across the board. I can certainly see that. In my experience, there are very few people who respond appropriately when they learn what someone makes. Rarely is it: “oh, good for them, anyway, moving on …” Most of the time, it’s unhelpful and toxic commentary about whether the person is overpaid/spoiled/poor with money/a sucker or whatever depending on their circumstances. I wish it wasn’t that way but that has been my experience.