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Re:HMRC 'plans to share tax data with private firms' by k-mcgrady on Saturday April 19, 2014 @09:52AM (#7613412)
>> "I like it. It means people know how much others are earning."

That might seem fine if you are earning a decent salary but if you are working a shitty job to make ends meet it can be embarrassing. It's the main reason people find it rude to discuss each others salaries.

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Re:HMRC 'plans to share tax data with private firms' by TazeTSchnitzel on Saturday April 19, 2014 @10:09AM (#7613451)
That's the whole point. It means people are more acutely aware of the inequality of income in society.
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Re:HMRC 'plans to share tax data with private firms' by judk on Saturday April 19, 2014 @10:47AM (#7613535)
People are trained to find itnrue so that high earners don't feel uncomfortable being at the top of inequality.
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