That would not be the result of publishing salary information. It might be a dro... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		icelancer on Oct 18, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New law bans California employers from asking appl... That would not be the result of publishing salary information. It might be a drop in the bucket for equality at best. And you're speaking to someone who consistently votes and donates to democratic socialist candidates and causes.

rcyeh on Oct 19, 2017 [–]

In particular, publishing executive salary information has been blamed for fueling an arms race in executive pay [0], and by inference, inequality.

As a thought experiment, if we were to add everyone else's information, it's not clear to me that everyone would come out as a winner.

[0]: https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/11/10/more-transparency-mo...

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact