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Re:China’s New Tool for Social Control: A Credit Rating for ... by literallycancer on Monday November 28, 2016 @05:39PM (#13059059)
How is it for someone with no credit history at all (say, someone who doesn't use credit cards because they have enough of their own resources)?
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Re:China’s New Tool for Social Control: A Credit Rating for ... by ams6110 on Monday November 28, 2016 @11:23PM (#13060769)
Better than having demonstrated bad credit. Not as good as having demonstrated good credit. Of course, in most situations actually being able to pay cash negates any of it.
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