Toynbee - "tax returns of every citizen must be made public"
Discussion
Polly Toynbee wants everyone's tax return to be made available for public scrutiny.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/apr/0...
Already a reality in some Scandi coutries. Good idea or bad? Would you want your colleagues and friends/enemies knowing how much you earn?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/apr/0...
Already a reality in some Scandi coutries. Good idea or bad? Would you want your colleagues and friends/enemies knowing how much you earn?
Countdown said:
It would be nice to know how much people contribute financially to society
Is that the point of this? Do they publish this info in certain countries as a means of 'rewarding' those who make the bigger/biggest contributions? Do people think that this is a fair and proper way for an advanced society to function?Countdown said:
It would be nice to know how much people contribute financially to society
Why?I can see a point with politicians and senior civil servants / public sector employees, all in the name of value for money and company accounts have some figures for the directors. Anything else is just pandering to the current climate of envy.
Blue62 said:
Countdown said:
It would be nice to know how much people contribute financially to society
Is that the point of this? Do they publish this info in certain countries as a means of 'rewarding' those who make the bigger/biggest contributions? Do people think that this is a fair and proper way for an advanced society to function?I think the point is probably to get neighbours to snitch on each other about tax avoidance/evasion.
otolith said:
Only if benefit receipts are also made public.
This was mentioned in the comments on the Guardian article.I agree with the comments above that this is extremely unlikely to happen in this country. I'm amazed the Swedes and Norwegians allow it, despite their famous egalitarianism.
Having said that, I think most of us already have a vague idea of what our friends and colleagues earn. Certainly in my industry (finance sector), if you know someone's job title and rough age, then you have a reasonable idea what salary they are on.
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