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I like openness as much as the next guy, but it is really nobodies business to know, how much I earn, except for my employer, the tax office and myself.
by fs111 11y ago
I like openness as much as the next guy, but it is really nobodies business to know, how much I earn, except for my employer, the tax office and myself.
- lukasm 11y agoKeep in mind this is only in European and US culture. In Japan is normal to talk about it.
- brobinson 11y agoIn Norway, you can find out how much anyone makes by looking up their public tax returns! http://www.joshuakennon.com/tax-returns-in-norway-are-public/ http://www.joshuakennon.com/tax-returns-in-norway-are-public...
- dottedmag 11y agoNot really. 1) Public information is income/assets after deductions, and deductions vary greatly. 2) Only selected newspapers get the whole dataset, everyone else can search in DB, but the searches are logged by Tax Administration (presumably to help police in case someone gets robbed).
- brobinson 11y ago>the searches are logged by Tax Administration (presumably to help police in case someone gets robbed). This was my first thought! A list of high value targets.
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- jotux 11y agoHave you ever considered why you feel that how much you earn should be a secret?
- dominotw 11y agoWhy not?
- jotux 11y agoWhy or why not. I'm asking if he has seriously thought about it. Your question to me makes no sense.
- innguest 11y agoWhy should I reveal something about myself without a quid pro quo? If I'm going to give information away I want some information in exchange. How about next to all price tags for products in any store, put the cost of the product next to the price? Would you be for that? How would you think everybody would react when they realized all shirts cost 39 cents, all pants cost 45 cents, all shoes cost 76 cents, even though all along we've all been paying $30, $50, $100? It's an honest question, I also don't know the answer, but my point is the way people interpret information (as mobs) is outside of any one individual's control, and maybe people don't want to give that control up?
- timdorr 11y agoHonest question: Why?
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- fs111 11y agoI consider that private information. Why do my friends/neighbours whatnot have to know, that I make more money than they do? It creates all sorts of awkward situations, at least in the culture, that I live in.
- adrianpike 11y agoHow do you know they're not the ones making more money than you?
- fs111 11y agobecause I am a very well paid software engineer and they are not..
- s73v3r 11y agoWhy do people who say this always assume they're the ones making the most, and aren't the lowballed ones?
- FragenAntworten 11y agoMost software engineers make considerably more than the median salary, so it's not unreasonable to suppose that you make more than your neighbors (unless you can barely afford your home).
- toephu2 11y agowhat makes you think there isn't a neighbor making more than you?
- dbingham 11y ago
- zzalpha 11y agoI like openness as much as the next guy, but it is really nobodies business to know, how much I earn, except for my employer, the tax office and myself. Don't forget your co-workers. Capitalism only works with information transparency. The minute there's an information asymmetry, things break down. In this case, without information about the salary of your co-workers, you cannot effectively negotiate for your own value, which puts you and all of your colleagues at a disadvantage to the employer. Of course, that's really the American way these days, but that doesn't make it a good thing.