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Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by Khelavaster on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @06:06PM (#15503657)
>> Yes. I don't want to increase my attractiveness regarding a house robbery, as I live well below my means in a developing neighborhood, amongst other reasons.

The entire point is that it's deeply screwed up for you to need to hide your wealth from your neighbors--or from some set of neighbors but not others--for fear of being robbed.

Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by icelancer on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @06:38PM (#15503888)
>> The entire point is that it's deeply screwed up for you to need to hide your wealth from your neighbors--or from some set of neighbors but not others--for fear of being robbed.

That's not the point of the commenter. Secondly, I reject your summary opinion that lacks evidence, but you are welcome to your own feelings.

Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by dsacco on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @07:10PM (#15504079)
> The entire point is that it's deeply screwed up for you to need to hide your wealth from your neighbors--or from some set of neighbors but not others--for fear of being robbed.

That's a normative statement, not a positive one. I don't consider it at all screwed up or intrinsically wrong to want to hide my income from my neighbors.

Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by conanbatt on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @09:42PM (#15504818)
The positive statement is that transparent pricing is going to raise wages. There's little doubt about that. I dont know what magintude it could be, but it might end up being significant.

And if it is significant, it would probably be worth a lot more than the security cost. Its economically senseless to reject a better job position for the fear that someone might notice your increased income and rob you. For the vast majority of people that would be utterly ridicolous.

Re:New law bans California employers from asking applicants ... by softwarefounder on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @06:54PM (#15503992)
This is a foolish and idealistic stance.

Especially with all the factors to consider (neighbors, location, salary, relativity to peers, etc.)