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Sunday
25Oct2009

Wanna know your neighbors salary & net worth?

DateSunday, October 25, 2009 at 09:54AM

That's exactly what you can do online in Norway. Go online and search your neighbors name & bingo, what shows up on the screen is their 2008 tax filings! YES, their tax filings!!!

Norway believes in transparency, but publishing all of their citizens salaries is in my opinion going wayyyyy to far! Criminals are probably having a field day, co-worker boxing matches are probably inevitable & kids that love to show off probably can't wait to go to school & brag about how rich their parents are compared to others!

What are your thoughts?

Full story:
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/10/22/world/AP-EU-Norway-Money-Roll.html?_r=3

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This is ridiculous! I can't believe try actually went thru with this. Gotta tell you I would be tempted to search a few names
October 25, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterTim
Going to be interesting To stay tuned to news out of Norway to see how this impacts their culture.
October 25, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterLisa
This is only 'shocking' to people who don't understand Norge culture. For several years I was running a Norway-based company that was repositioning itself as a US startup. As everyone knows, salary ladders there are strict, tied closely to educational level and degree. There are no lurid exceptions to be found online. They also keep a keen eye on the 'distance' between the CEO salary and the lowest employee -- and it's orders of magnitude less than in the US.
October 25, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterRay
Ray, great insight! Thanks for sharing your personal perspective it really helps to bring more understanding to this issue. I've also learned it's one of the happiest places to live! I'm trying to find the source of that survey but that's what ive recently heard & it makes sense.
October 25, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterMario

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