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Apparently the tax returns in Norway for everyone are public information. I'm surprised this hasn't caused enough problems that we would hear about it in news a
by Aerroon 2y ago
Apparently the tax returns in Norway for everyone are public information. I'm surprised this hasn't caused enough problems that we would hear about it in news articles.
- NotLongNow 2y ago[flagged]
- pavlov 2y agoIt’s the same in Sweden and Finland. Turns out that in a functioning society, it’s not a big deal if someone knows how much money you made last year. Thieves and kidnappers are not lurking around every corner after all. Money and nudity are still the great taboos for Americans. These national obsessions must be closely guarded or some kind of calamity will consume the sinners who exposed their bodies and bank accounts.
- Loughla 2y agoI think it's less about morals and more about social safety net? When you're at the bottom in a country that has decent safety nets for you isn't as bad as the US. And once you've done one crime, the rest get easier to justify, I would assume.
- ghaff 2y agoIn the US, compensation of top-earners of public companies (and non-profits) is public information in annual reports and, even if it weren't, you can pretty much assume a top exec of a large public company is fairly wealthy. "Average" people may not share their wealth in general (in part because they may not want friends and family to know they have a lot of money) but it's no secret that the CEO or SVP of a Fortune 500 company has a ton of money.
- tokai 2y agoMaybe it has caused problems. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hagen_(businessman) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hagen_(businessman)
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