So I called Ms. Reagan's office today to voice my concerns. They did explain that the only information being provided is what is available in public records. I understand, but countered that even that much still made me uncomfortable as an Arizona citizen. Let's face it, the least sinister use of that data is purging voter rolls between now and 2018 or 2020.
Anyway: have some unpaid debt? Maybe you did the right thing and declared bankruptcy to clear the slate? Did you know employers can use either fact to deny you a job?
Yup, even though the law is supposed to protect you from that kind of discrimination, courts have decided to reinterpret it to let employers use that fact against you. Incidentally, there's a problem: your credit report could very well have mistakes on it! Also, there's no research into whether bad credit affects your performance or likelihood to commit fraud.
Since federal law isn't stepping up (and isn't likely to step up while President Nonsense Twitterrant is in office), we'll have to go local. Nine states already have laws restricting these shenanigans. I'd love to increase that number to 50. Or, in lieu of that, just add your own city to a new list of cities and townships that disallow that nonsense.
By the way Arizonans, that list includes Nevada and California, our neighbors to the north and west respectively. I'm pretty sure we could get something like this on a ballot initiative. I can't do it alone, readers. If you're willing to help, post a comment!
Note: Special thanks to this Cracked article for pointing me at today's topic. A humor website nitpicking pop culture and sprinkling it with dick jokes CAN do good journalism, too. Especially this guy. Seriously just check out this video and this article.
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