As some people may know, the Government of Ontario annually puts out a "sunshine list" which provides a list of all public sector employees who make more than $100,000 per year. The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act was brought into effect in 1996 with that $100,000 threshold. Obviously as the years go by the list becomes larger as more employees enter into the $100K club. And every year, columnists and others comment upon the number of people on the list and use that to denigrate public service.
Imagine then what it would be like to have everyone publicly divulge their earnings. Well, there is a country that does that - Norway. Every year, the tax returns of all citizens is made public - and citizens can go online to see what their neighbours earn and the amount of their wealth. Read more about it here.
I'm not sure what public policy objective this law in Norway serves. What do you think?
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