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[โ€“] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

These things already exist. Credit scores determine whether or not you can buy a house in certain neighborhoods. People are being deported for their political beliefs. The US has the largest prison population on the planet, both per capita and sheer numbers. When/if you do get out of prison, felonies stay with you the rest of your life, even for something ridiculous like marijuana possession.

You're worried about a hypothetical when there's the real thing right in front of you.

[โ€“] tetris11@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 days ago

I agree largely, but we still live in a society where you don't need to pass a credit score to get groceries.

How will removing that not be seen as authoritarian?