- My understanding of the Chinese system (which is admittedly limited) is that it's more of a rating that's externally imposed based on a number of non-opt-in factors, almost like a credit rating, and collates information captured from public surveillance, economic and social media activity, etc to create a score that would then, possibly, be used to blacklist people from certain activities.
- New York entrepreneur and Democratic 2020 candidate Andrew Yang wants to implement a system in which a government-run mobile app rewards Americans with digital social credits (DSCs) for good behavior.
- In addition to the social credit system, Yang's platform also calls for paying every American a universal basic income of $1,000 a month and government-sponsored journalism.
- Americans would receive DSCs under Yang's system for things such as participating in a town fair, fixing a neighbor's appliance or tutoring a student, his presidential campaign website explains.
- Unlike the Chinese system, Yang's plan does not include using digital social credit for punitive measures.
- Andrew's platform calls for a system that's much more akin to time banking, or to points that people earn on their credit cards.
- Yang's social credit plan bears some similarities to the social credit system implemented by China's authoritarian government.
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/17/andrew-yang-2020-social-credit/
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