Comments on: Your neighbour’s income is none of your business

By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:36:29 +0000

Doesn’t surprise me in the slightest to be honest.

Sometimes, as much as I love living here, I feel that Swedes are too accepting and to ready to say “well, thats hows it it” (men s� �r det) and do not challenge anything.

Far too much red tape and restrictive practises – this wonderful country needs to allow people to be different, better or worse than their fellow neighbour.
Success should be rewarded and being different encouraged.

I do not want anyone knowing what I earn or don’t earn and I certainly am not happy that some person in a Union gets to decide my worth in a job! That is for me to do – negotiate my salary according to my age and experience.

Sometimes I wonder if this country will EVER get away from the “State knows best” mentality – I hope so before it produces a country full of sheep who go blindly where they are told and lose every personal freedom.

By: IVIV

IVIV — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:00:10 +0000

One possible use of those Kommun-specific Taxeringskalendrar, that I’ve seen at public libraries:

If your neighbor happens to be cheating on their tax, ie, in a big way, and you notice a lot of unexplained “conspicuous consumption” (yes, yes, I know that couldn’t happen in SE… ie, either the conspicuous consumption -or- your noticing it -or- both), you might be in a position to report [possible tax fraud]…?

By: Keith Surtees

Keith Surtees — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:42:32 +0000

With tax authorities able to tell you what you can call your new born child (or cannot call the child), with a number you have to quote over and over again rather than just give your name, what more do we need? OH yes, we need everyone to know our income, lets not forget anyone can find our address,do we need more examples of the errosion of individual freedoms? This enforced egalitarianism (so-called) is an insult to those who feel that group control is the way of fascism or communism and has no place in a free democratic society. The totalitarian state is dying in most parts of the world, lets hope Sweden wakes up to this fact!

By: Ernest

Ernest — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:17:42 +0000

It is good to know income of people in the various types of jobs that will help to negotiate better wages incase, an employer want to play smart. It will also be important to evaluate the income disparity among people of which a huge gap in income is not desirable in an egalitarian society like Sweden.

By: HairySwede

HairySwede — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:11:59 +0000

in a country where no one is allowed to be better than anyone else though, what better way to see how valuable people are than to take a look at their income?

its disgusting. and frightening.