Slog - Comments on "This already exists all around the world, you just have to watch any American soap to see that."

Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty

Fifty-Two-Eighty — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:20:01 -0800

Oh, you'd look up Dan Savage. And then sit down and have a good cry.

Comment by elenchos

elenchos — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:21:37 -0800

fundrace.huffingtonpost.com is all I need. Who wants to be thinking the guy up the block is OK and then find out he gave money to Mitt fracking Romney?

Comment by David Wright

David Wright — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:30:31 -0800

Clearly, the soaps they show in Italy don't give a very accurate picture of tax privacy policy in America.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:55:54 -0800

I already know how much my bosses and coworkers make.

But I would love to see is how much wealth they had, not their income ...

Comment by Simac

Simac — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:16:34 -0800

The disclosure violated European Union data privacy law. I wonder why a minister of a member state subject to those laws would not be aware of that.

Comment by Mark

Mark — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:33:49 -0800

I think it's a great idea--shouldn't this be public information?

Comment by bma

bma — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:35:13 -0800

They do this in Norway every year. They only have the information up for a few days, though.

Comment by vooodooo84

vooodooo84 — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:01:07 -0800

I really don't get that quote, does watching American TV mean you earn more money? less money? maybe i am just dumb

Comment by Julie

Julie — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:13:01 -0800

When I first got access to Lexus Nexus I spent a good deal of time looking up how much people I knew had paid for their houses (how much their mortgages were). That was pretty exciting at the time. But, what people make would be so much better....

Comment by unPC

unPC — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:42:26 -0800

publishing this kind of info would stop the massive tax cheating that goes on in italy. what other people pay you isn't private. it involves other people. duh.
what the govet knows about you isn't private -- the govt. knows. and the govt. is the people in a democracy. so they oughter be able to know, too.

the main reason people don't want this info revealed isn't privacy it's their inteerest in tax evasion.

Comment by elenchos

elenchos — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:26:11 -0800

Publishing this kind of info would stop the massive fucking that goes on in Italy. Which other people you fuck isn't private. It involves other people. Duh. The government might not know every person you go to bed with, but they should try to find out, and publish it on a web site. Hell, that's democracy, ain't it?

The main reason people don't want their sex life revealed isn't privacy, it's adultery. And fornication. And sodomy. *sigh* I get so jealous sometimes...

Comment by Catman

Catman — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:25:31 -0800

Of course this happens on American soap operas all the time, therefore it's true. They were probably watching "Passions."

Comment by David Wright

David Wright — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:12:14 -0800

Memo to unPC: I don't evade taxes, and I still don't tell my AGI to all my friends, neighbors, co-workers, and countrymen.

I was going to say more, but elenchos's response was much better.

Comment by Greg

Greg — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:56:42 -0800

However, elenchos, people aren't required to file a list of their sex partners with the government every year. And government documents are generally public information.

Comment by Aislinn

Aislinn — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:47:04 -0800

@14: Thank the Lord. Wouldn't that be embarrassing. Though it could perhaps help with things like the Palfrey case...

Comment by Greg

Greg — Fri, 02 May 2008 10:16:19 -0800

I'd do it, but I'm one of the boring ones.

Comment by infrequent

infrequent — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:34:16 -0800

if you did, could you write off certain sex acts? like, sex for charity?

Comment by Aislinn

Aislinn — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:18:49 -0800

@17: So if I could deduct for charitable sex acts, do I then get a refund? And how do you save the receipts? I'm guessing a shoebox wouldn't cut it.

Comment by infrequent

infrequent — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:45:18 -0800

@18 ha!...

er.... actually, that's pretty gross... shoebox or otherwise, i'd feel sorry for accountants.

but what would a refund be anyways? maybe we've taken this analogy too far.

Comment by Aislinn

Aislinn — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:42:16 -0800

@19: Dude, "Analogy Taken Too Far" could be my middle name. I'm guessing the refund would have to be comprised of sex acts. Perhaps performed by people who underreported their sex acts in previous years and have to pay it back. With interest. Hey-oh!

Comment by w7ngman

w7ngman — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:52:03 -0800

#10, how much do you make?