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Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by icelancer on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @04:57PM (#15502998)
Correct. Look at lottery winners and see how their lives are ruined when it becomes public knowledge that they are suddenly worth a lot of money.
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Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by goialoq on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @06:05PM (#15503640)
this problem can be easily solved by removing the absurdity of a multi-million dollar lottery.
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Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by icelancer on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @06:32PM (#15503847)
How does removing a multi-million dollar lottery solve the issue of making everyone's salaries public and having the same issue there?
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Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by surfmike on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @06:31PM (#15503834)
But you'll create this problem for a lot of new people by making salaries public. You don't need to be a multimillionaire for money to cause problems.
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Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by khedoros1 on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @07:31PM (#15504207)
Lower stakes, lower tax income.
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