China’s New Tool for Social Control: A Credit Rating for Everything

Re:China’s New Tool for Social Control: A Credit Rating for ... by pavel_lishin on Monday November 28, 2016 @05:17PM (#13058899)

I think hiring someone and leasing an apartment to someone are two different things; leasing an apartment to someone is taking on a financial risk in that you have to judge whether they can pay you or not on a monthly basis, not too different from a loan.

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Re:China’s New Tool for Social Control: A Credit Rating for ... by ams6110 on Monday November 28, 2016 @11:11PM (#13060714)

People with bad credit scores tend to be irresponsible in general, have unstable personal lives and are generally less reliable. They might not be someone you want as an employee especially if the position requires any significant training.

As an employer I would view it as a red flag, not disqualifiying but it would take some other evidence and good references to offset it.

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Re:China’s New Tool for Social Control: A Credit Rating for ... by pavel_lishin on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @11:39AM (#13064106)

> People with bad credit scores tend to be irresponsible in general

I'm gonna be that guy: [citation needed]

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