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Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by jdavis703 on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @05:52PM (#15503546)
And that money could be going to an ex-spouse, paying down debt, etc. It's not like we're making the contents of OPs bank account public.
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Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by icelancer on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @06:34PM (#15503862)
Do you think would-be robbers will give me the benefit of the doubt? I'd prefer to not trust them.
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Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by jdavis703 on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @08:59PM (#15504622)
I have no idea the mindset of these robbers who seem to be after your paycheck, but I do know that Norway has made salary information public [0], and they have a very low crime rate [1], in fact it's far lower than the U.S. crime rate.

0: https://qz.com/784186/in-norway-you-can-browse-everyones-tax...

1: http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Norway/Unit...

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