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by drhodes 5402 days ago
Reputation and eventually ostracism. The thief would suffer public records indicating offenses against society. I bet the market would entertain many such reputation schemes. here's one that tracks bad drivers (I've no affiliation): http://www.zapatag.com/

Would a bank give a loan to a thief? It's up to the bank. It's hard to say how effective a social credit system would be.