You can still buy a phone with cash or prepay. the only jobs I have ever seen restricted by your credit history are those with access to cash or government jobs

You can still buy a phone with cash or prepay. the only jobs I have ever seen restricted by your credit history are those with access to cash or government jobs requiring a security clearance; worked for a rent-a-cop company and our government positioned guards were in some cases off the job for most misdemeanors. Renting, wholly up to the renter but most rely on the deposit and no violent criminal history. Some rentals now even maintain the utilities which actually makes it easier for those with poor credit to move in. The deposits required if you have shorted a public utility can be severe when starting new service. Now with regards to this I have to ask, why should someone renting a home not be allowed to question the renters ability or willingness to pay the rent? Now, China's system would basically be the equivalent in the US of losing your driving license on top of the ability to travel through most public venues requiring and id, all done at the behest of the government and not individuals. That is is pure dystopian/1984 style oppression. Hell, that is, here, wear a yellow star type stuff and needs to be stomped out