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Lovecraftian4Paul
08-08-2009, 03:31 PM
Curious to hear what others think about this article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/07/business/07credit.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2

Seems like it could become a political issue in the near future if the indebted start getting perpetually locked out of work because of this...

Anti Federalist
08-08-2009, 04:29 PM
Curious to hear what others think about this article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/07/business/07credit.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2

Seems like it could become a political issue in the near future if the indebted start getting perpetually locked out of work because of this...

Well, the ana-caps will come back with "government can't tell business what to do".

Which is not to say that I don't have certain amount of sympathy for that case, in a perfect world under perfect conditions.

However, under this quasi-fascist corporatacrocy that we are living under, I'd have to disagree.

It's this sort of insane "Catch-22" that leads to the "bad" kind of revolutions.

Jacobin "Reign of Terror" or Bolshevik type revolutions.

Think about it, what this "policy" amounts to is nothing more than a modern day "Let them eat cake" sort of scenario.

You're broke and out of work: naturally bills have piled up, late and missed payments as well. Now, your prospect of employment is shot because of that, forever ruining any chance of paying those bills all because of what amounts to a pre employment search of your most private of life's details.

silverhawks
08-08-2009, 04:43 PM
Seems to me that state legislators better understand damn fast that not everyone losing their home, business or job is irresponsible and lacking in judgment. This is complete bullshit, especially these days. If something has ZERO bearing on your job function, it shouldn't used as criteria to screen applicants.

LibertyEagle
08-08-2009, 04:44 PM
What the hell are companies doing searching a person's credit history, anyway?

Cowlesy
08-08-2009, 04:51 PM
What the hell are companies doing searching a person's credit history, anyway?

We had a bit of a discussion about it here a while ago, though some trolls (who are now banned) got involved.
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=173738

LibertyEagle
08-08-2009, 05:08 PM
We had a bit of a discussion about it here a while ago, though some trolls (who are now banned) got involved.
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=173738

Well, I see your point and agree, if it is germane to the job in question. For example, if the job requires a corporate credit card for travel, etc. But, if the job does not, I think scanning someone's credit history is an invasion of privacy. What happened to checking to see if they have the qualifications to do the job well and letters of reference? That's all I'm saying.

All this crap is one of the reasons I never used Human Resources to filter resumes for any open positions I had. They use these stupid criteria and their little keywords, and end up throwing out the resumes of so many good people. They are good paper pushers, but are typically not a good judge of people and whether they will be a good fit on your team.

For those of you having trouble, always try to talk directly to the hiring manager.

Anti Federalist
08-08-2009, 05:18 PM
What the hell are companies doing searching a person's credit history, anyway?

Pretty much SOP these days for almost all mid and large corps.

Brooklyn Red Leg
08-08-2009, 08:49 PM
Well, the ana-caps will come back with "government can't tell business what to do".

In this instance, I don't think so. What we have now is a credit system created by and sustained by our government at gunpoint. Most that I know don't want corporate 'personhood' upheld anymore, nor do they feel companies should be able to invade your privacy anymore than a government.