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There's a world of difference between "this person has a track record of not paying their bills, so exercise caution before lending" and "this person was observed reading subversive literature, so don't let him leave the country".

I agree that pre-employment credit checks seem unhelpful for most lines of work (but consider: do you think a bank should be happy to employ a sysadmin with massive gambling debts?), but I have my doubts that every employer does them as you imply.

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More importantly, citizens of USA can sue the government and challenge the ban in court. If it gets escalated to Supreme Court, it has major lasting impact forever and cannot be appealed by Legislative or Executive branches.

Try doing that in China.

This argument of credit system of USA vs China’s social credit system is put forth ad-nauseam and it shows a completely negligence and understanding of both, Chinese and American systems of law and order.