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willis93602/20/20253 repliesview on HN

You personally are cool with me personally knowing your salary and where you live? Please just post that here right now.


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Etheryte02/20/2025

That might sound incredibly foreign to you, but this is the norm in many Nordic countries, see Norway, Sweden and Finland, for a start. Tax returns for everyone are public, and so are addresses through a national registry.

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2OEH8eoCRo002/20/2025

What is it called when people cry free speech, democracy, and transparency while actively assaulting these ideals?

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calebm02/20/2025

Employers almost always know the salary and location of their employees. Government workers are (in theory) employees of the citizens.

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