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IMO a much better idea that circumvents all these problems is requiring companies to disclose how much they're already paying their employees, the Scandinavian

IMO a much better idea that circumvents all these problems is requiring companies to disclose how much they're already paying their employees, the Scandinavian way. This wouldn't even necessarily need to be broken down by individual employees, per position would work too, with statistics like number of employees covered, min, max, average and median.

brtkdotse 3y ago
> the Scandinavian way They… do no such thing?
- meindnoch 3y ago
  Taxeringskalender
- nfriedly 3y ago
  I believe Sweeden, Finland, and Norway each publish the income/tax returns of all citizens.
  - magicalhippo 3y ago
    Except at least in Norway it's total taxable income, so it's after various adjustments. However for most people it should be representative and you should be able to get a good estimate of how much they're paid.
    - nfriedly 3y ago
      I think you're right. Edited for clarity.
  - jimbokun 3y ago
    That's brilliant. Some blue states (I would be shocked to see Republicans support this, despite the fact more information is very pro-market) institute this and maybe someday at the federal level as voters warm up to the idea.
- hiq 3y ago
  Apparently you can get anyone's declared income with just a phone call, maybe that's what they're referring to: https://www.businessinsider.com/sweden-salaries-freely-available-2017-4?op=1&r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com/sweden-salaries-freely-avail... If that's possible, you can at least in theory try to find a representative sample of current employees and get an idea of how much you could realistically get paid.
fourseventy 3y ago
Sounds great. Why don't you start. How much do you make?
- frumper 3y ago
  I know many people in this database, including myself. I'm not sure what the big deal is. https://transparentcalifornia.com https://transparentcalifornia.com
  - fourseventy 3y ago
    I'm not a fan of the government mandating the disclosure of how much money I make.

brtkdotse 3y ago

> the Scandinavian way They… do no such thing?

meindnoch 3y ago
Taxeringskalender
nfriedly 3y ago
I believe Sweeden, Finland, and Norway each publish the income/tax returns of all citizens.
- magicalhippo 3y ago
  Except at least in Norway it's total taxable income, so it's after various adjustments. However for most people it should be representative and you should be able to get a good estimate of how much they're paid.
  - nfriedly 3y ago
    I think you're right. Edited for clarity.
- jimbokun 3y ago
  That's brilliant. Some blue states (I would be shocked to see Republicans support this, despite the fact more information is very pro-market) institute this and maybe someday at the federal level as voters warm up to the idea.
hiq 3y ago
Apparently you can get anyone's declared income with just a phone call, maybe that's what they're referring to: https://www.businessinsider.com/sweden-salaries-freely-available-2017-4?op=1&r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com/sweden-salaries-freely-avail... If that's possible, you can at least in theory try to find a representative sample of current employees and get an idea of how much you could realistically get paid.

fourseventy 3y ago

Sounds great. Why don't you start. How much do you make?

frumper 3y ago
I know many people in this database, including myself. I'm not sure what the big deal is. https://transparentcalifornia.com https://transparentcalifornia.com
- fourseventy 3y ago
  I'm not a fan of the government mandating the disclosure of how much money I make.