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Re:Snowden calls for whistleblower shield after claims by ne... by twblalock on Sunday May 22, 2016 @03:36PM (#11749915)
Do you think the government should release plans and schematics for nuclear and biological weapons?

Or maybe the IRS should release every tax return it has ever received?

Or in a time of war, we should announce where all of our troops are going in advance?

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Re:Snowden calls for whistleblower shield after claims by ne... by DanBC on Sunday May 22, 2016 @03:44PM (#11749949)
> Or maybe the IRS should release every tax return it has ever received?

That's not so bizarre.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Finland#Publicity_...

> Even when information of earnings and the taxation procedure of individual persons and companies are not public, the amount of taxes carried for each person and company is public information. Tax Administration authority is required to submit information for free if request is targeted. Larger records are submitted for journalistic purposes. Capital income and earned income, are both public information, while taxation of dividends from unlisted limited company is not

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Re:Snowden calls for whistleblower shield after claims by ne... by dror on Monday May 23, 2016 @02:56AM (#11752349)
Closer to home, I can see exactly how much property taxes each and every one of my neighbors pay:

https://www.acgov.org/ms/prop/index.aspx

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Re:Snowden calls for whistleblower shield after claims by ne... by jazzyk on Sunday May 22, 2016 @04:32PM (#11750159)
The nuclear info should be secret because it protects us from our enemies. The info on population surveillance should be secret because? Oh wait, the government thinks we are the enemy...
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