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omarhaneef
on July 31, 2019
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Equifax removed the $125 claim payout option after...
"We" don't. You're not the customer, the credit providing company is. And they use it because there hasn't historically been a better alternative.
fletchowns
on July 31, 2019
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Why don't we have the government keep track of credit history?
jankiehodgpodge
on Aug 1, 2019
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Because then you end up with a system like the social credit score in China.
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dang
on Aug 1, 2019
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Could you please not post unsubstantive comments to HN? We're trying for a bit better than the internet usual here.
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
eximius
on July 31, 2019
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Because that would be worse.
mindcrime
on July 31, 2019
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Dear god, no. However bad Equifax is, the government would be even worse. As the old saying goes "If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand.".
fletchowns
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What sort of ways do you think it would be worse?
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