Social Credit

noun

Economics.

1. the doctrine that under capitalism there is an inadequate distribution of purchasing power, for which the remedy lies in governmental control of retail prices and the distribution of national dividends to consumers.

Social Credit

noun

1. (esp in Canada) a right-wing Populist political party, movement, or doctrine based on the socioeconomic theories of Major C. H. Douglas

Other Word Forms

• Social Crediter noun

Example Sentences

On the social media platform Gettr, he warned that “If the Masses will Not Shower Him with Adoration, Elon will Suppress Their Voices on Twitter Thru a CCP Inspired Social Credit Score…” Later, he said that someone needed to “do a ‘wellness check’ on this toddler.”

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He talked about the “biomedical security regime,” ballot harvesting, social credit scores and FICA, but said almost nothing about his family.

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“No ESG in the pension, no social credit scores, and no woke banking to discriminate against conservatives, not in the state of Florida.”

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There are also examples like China’s social credit system, which claims to assess financial and “social” creditworthiness.

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Recent changes include increased national control over the "Party Life" mechanism, a form of social credit system that evaluates citizens' loyalty.

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