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I especially like the implications of item (b). To achieve this, we would have to have a public db of _all_ salaries!!! It would help normalize things in the
by jhancock 17y ago
I especially like the implications of item (b). To achieve this, we would have to have a public db of _all_ salaries!!! It would help normalize things in the same way we normalize real estate sales. Note: I do not believe public real estate sales data has anything to do with the real estate bubble and its collapse. Its possibly the best part of the U.S. real estate market.
But good luck getting congress to force all private and public companies to publish their salary data ;).
- gojomo 17y agoYou could get a close enough estimate to implement the program from tax data, or confidential surveys of a small sample of employers, without requiring full public disclosure of all compensation.
- jhancock 17y agonah, lets go whole hog with this one. Data wants to be free ;) Anything less and the system will be gamed.
- geebee 17y agoBut good luck getting congress to force all private and public companies to publish their salary data ;). On a political level, I agree, it's a longshot. However, a company that claims it can't find qualified workers at competitive salaries and is asking for a special visa program certainly should be willing to make its salary information public.