In Norway, Everyone Can Know How Much You Earn
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN points to it in discussions of salary transparency as a short, well-sourced overview of how public tax records work in Nordic countries.
What it is
Tom Scott explains how in Norway and other Nordic countries tax returns, and so individual incomes, are public. He looks at the effects of wage transparency and whether it is a good idea, with sources listed in the description.
Recommended by 2 HN commenters across 2 different months, 2016 to 2021.
What Hacker News said
Recommends kozhevnikov · 2016-11 · on “LinkedIn launches Salary to chart what we earn”
Interesting video about somewhat public tax returns, and hence salary, in Norway and other Nordic countries. [this video]
Recommends CaliforniaKarl · 2018-09 · on “Tell Your Co-Workers How Much Money You Make”
I suggest checking out Tom Scott's "In Norway, Everyone Can Know How Much You Earn", at [this video] And then, have a look at the bibliography in the video description!
Cites PaulIH · 2021-09 · on “Thoughts.page: hosting a small webpage for your thoughts”
It's actually a fairly long tradition, it's only been online for the previous decade or so. I'ts easy to access, it's just that for the last few years, you can also see if someone has checked your taxes and who they are. [this video]