Starts by talking about …<p>> <i>”looking in each other’s pockets”</i><p>… As though it’s a bad thing.<p>Meanwhile:<p><i>”This year, Connecticut passed a new kind of law aimed at pay equity. It’s one of seven states so far to adopt similar legislation. Employers must tell job candidates upfront — if they ask — the range of pay for the position. That’s aimed at evening the playing field, especially for women and people of color.”</i><p><a href="https://www.marketplace.org/2021/11/16/how-are-new-state-salary-transparency-laws-working-in-this-economy/" rel="nofollow">https://www.marketplace.org/2021/11/16/how-are-new-state-sal...</a><p>Transparency is how to reduce downsides described in the longer run.