Sentences with phrase «social credit governments»

If you're ever interested in reading some old documents from the UFA and Social Credit governments, let me know.

1937: The law was repealed by the Social Credit government after a group of disgruntled Albertans was thought to have collected enough signatures to recall Premier William Aberhart in his Okotoks - High River constituency.

1936: Bill No. 76 of 1936: A Bill Providing for the Recall of Members of the Legislative Assembly was introduced by the Social Credit government and passed after their surprising win in the 1935 election.

Mr. Buck represented Clover Bar in the Social Credit government from 1967 to 1971 and in the Social Credit opposition from 1971 until 1982, as an Independent MLA from 1982 until 1984, and as a Representative Party MLA from 1984 until his retirement from politics in 1989.

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Whether or not an individual engages in environmentally sustainable behavior or criticizes the government can impact their score, along with their education level, purchase history and even the social credit scores of people with whom they associate, Wired reports.

Fundbox uses a proprietary algorithm to gauge likelihood of repayment, starting with your financial data — including accounts receivables, client financial statements, cash flow and payment history — and moving on to public data such as credit ratings, government information and social media accounts.

The unified social credit system will rally all sectors of society against those deemed untrustworthy, says author Murong Xuecun, who has had run - ins with the Chinese government because of his writings.

By 2020, the government has promised to roll out a national social credit system.

The election represented the tenth consecutive Progressive Conservative government in Alberta; the last time another party held power was in 1971, when the Social Credit Party was in government.

The digital identity extreme is being pushed by the Chinese government which is planning to introduce Social Credit System, which will rate the trustworthiness of its 1.3 Bn citizens on the basis of daily online activities, social media posts, and tax paySocial Credit System, which will rate the trustworthiness of its 1.3 Bn citizens on the basis of daily online activities, social media posts, and tax paysocial media posts, and tax payments.

August 22, 2015 marks eighty years since the Social Credit League formed government in Alberta.

Debt and credit counseling may be available for free through local government or social agencies.

It was also the year that the Social Credit Party formed government in Alberta.

These factors — many of which are beyond our control and the effects of which can be difficult to predict — include: credit, market, liquidity and funding, insurance, operational, regulatory compliance, strategic, reputation, legal and regulatory environment, competitive and systemic risks and other risks discussed in the risk sections of our 2017 Annual Report; including global uncertainty and volatility, elevated Canadian housing prices and household indebtedness, information technology and cyber risk, regulatory change, technological innovation and new entrants, global environmental policy and climate change, changes in consumer behavior, the end of quantitative easing, the business and economic conditions in the geographic regions in which we operate, the effects of changes in government fiscal, monetary and other policies, tax risk and transparency and environmental and social risk.

The Chinese government has been working on what it calls a «social credit» system since 2014.

The government has revealed in answer to a parliamentary question that 200,000 children will be pushed into relative income poverty by its bill to cut social security benefits and tax credits in real terms.

They define social welfare as having five components: health care spending; education spending; cash retirement benefits; other government cash transfers such as unemployment insurance and the earned income tax credit (EITC); and non-cash aid such as food stamps and public housing.

With half of those in rent arrears reporting that they went into debt after claiming Universal Credit, it's clear the government's flagship social security programme is failing.

The Pontypridd MP told the Guardian: «I was more than frustrated: I was furious that we were sitting there with a Tory Government that has imposed swingeing cuts on public services, on tax credits, on universal credit, that have smashed women and public sector workers the length and breadth of Britain, and we are taking lectures from them about social justice and economic fairness.

The new regulations will require all students first entering ninth grade in or after September 2016 to earn four units (years) of credit in social studies, including two units of credit in global history and geography, in addition to the current requirements of one unit of credit in U.S. history, one half unit of credit in participation in government, and one half unit of credit in economics (or their equivalent).

Attracting national attention, Kevin was credited with beginning a region - wide discussion on how Buffalo Niagara can reduce fragmented government, thwart sprawl, and restore shared community across social, racial, and geographic boundaries.

According to Vice president Dr. Bawumia, government has chosen a strategic shift and «we want to build a Ghana which looks to the use of its own resources and their proper management as the way to engineer social and economic growth in our country...» For him, a Ghana beyond aid means mobilizing and leveraging domestic savings and revenues transparently; expand financial inclusion with credit services and saving systems for all, especially women; and financing through local capital markets in local currencies.

Government documents refer to the social credit system as a «social systems engineering project.»

BBC - Oct 26 - The Chinese government is building a «social credit» system that is meant to rate each citizen's trustworthiness.

Mobile applications often stand in contrast to China's government is building an omnipotent social credit system that is meant to rate each citizen's trustworthiness.

China's government is building an omnipotent social credit system that is meant to rate each citizen's trustworthiness.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: The Liberal government credits its full - day kindergarten and increasing attendance in post secondary education as indicators of social success.

The rise of social media has long been credited with the Arab Spring movement, and sites like Twitter have actually come under legal attack within countries like Turkey for their ability to connect individuals in ways that the government disapproved of.

All you need to apply is your government issued ID card, proof of employment (pay stubs), verifiable Social Security Number & phone number, and an open checking or savings account with a Visa or MasterCard debit / credit card.

Folks with scores under 600 are considered bad credit risks, but non-traditional lenders look for proof of job longevity and salary, proof of residency, proof of an active bank account, a social security number, and government issued identification.

When a company or government organization inadvertently reveals your personal information, including your Social Security number, often they will offer a year or two of free credit monitoring.

A child's Social Security number can be used by identity thieves to apply for government benefits, open bank and credit card accounts, apply for a loan or utility service, or rent a place to live.

Although the credit is open to all low - income taxpayers, the federal government considers most disabled Social Security recipients as low - income individuals if they do not earn other income from employment.

Your credit freeze application will include things like your name, your address and any addresses you've lived at within the last two years, your social security number, your date of birth, your proof of identification (a photocopy of your driver's license, birth certificate, or other state issued ID), your payment and something to verify your address such as a pay stub, utility bill, or official government communication like a statement from the IRS).

When you walk into participating credit union locations (a shared branch), be prepared to provide the member service representative with your credit union's name, account number, valid Government Issued ID, and the last four digits of your social security number.

In [Ghilarducci's] proposal, employers and employees would be required to invest a combined 5 percent of a worker's income into a program administered by Social Security and would also get an annual $ 600 government tax credit, adjusted for inflation.

There are now many proposals being floated to privatize partially social security on the theory that Wall Street is better able to identify attractive common stock investments in an efficient market then could government investing in credit instruments without credit risk.

After crediting the trust fund with the proper amount in IOUs, the government spends the extra Social Security tax collections just like any other tax revenue — to finance anything from aircraft carriers to education research.

The government could alleviate this by providing Social Security caregiver credits to parents who stay home, Sanzenbacher said.

Ant Financial said in the terms of service that it reserved the right to share the data it collected with third parties — including government agencies assembling a state - sanctioned social credit system — and could not be held responsible for what happened after it shared the information.

http://www.wired.co.uk/article/chinese-government-social-credit-score-privacy-invasion The Chinese Government social credit score project.

However, Kelantan state has previously agreed to a 30 - year carbon credit offset deal with Climate Protectors, under the Reduced Emission from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) program for Kelantan's forest preservation, and suspicions have emerged on social media that the state government has been illegally collecting money through the two companies.

Many believe that the concept of social credit is a sinister combination of technology and mass behavioural control, using a citizen's digital trails to judge them against a standard issued by the Chinese government itself.

The scoring system stems from the Chinese government's social credit system, which provides ratings to people based on their behavior.

We review Criminal, Civil, Credit and Social, Government & Spec, Verifications, Driving Records, Drug Testing and Physical records before you make a hiring decision.

The trends include: Number 1: Controversy over Whether Employers Using Credit Reports for Employment Screening is Discriminatory Increases Number 2: Questions about Criminal Records of Job Applicants Become More Difficult for Employers to Ask Number 3: Employers Discover Fast and Cheap Online Background Checks Using Criminal Databases Not Always Accurate or Legal Number 4: Background Checks of Temporary Workers Cause for Concern for Employers as Hiring Increases Number 5: International Background Screening More Necessary Due to Mobility of Workers in Global Economy Number 6: Using Social Network Sites Such as Facebook to Screen Job Candidates Increases Legal Risk for Employers Number 7: More Workplace Violence Prevention Education Helps Protect Employers and Employees Number 8: Increased Privacy Concerns Over Offshoring of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Number 9: E-Verify and I - 9 Audits Help Government Find Employers with Illegal Workers Number 10: New Accreditation Standards Help Employers Select Background Screening Firms

The QFREB also welcomes the government's decision to maintain the RénoVert tax credit for renovations, as well as the announcement that 3,000 new social housing units are to be built.