[bigj0n]

Imprisonment percentage is fairly relevant when discussing free nations, but it is absolutely not a measure of freedom by itself. Especially when you consider the monstrous cultural difference between the two countries.

[atlasunshrugged]

Exactly - so far we don't have a government facilitated (if not outright managed) social credit score in the U.S. that dictates who I can and can't speak with, where I go, the jobs I get, etc.

Who needs to imprison people when societal norms and other citizens effectively do the job for you?

[BoorishBears]

I mean to take sides with this comment... but I needed a second read tell if that was satire.

Since your credit score decides where you can get housing, how much you pay for things like phone access, can affect which jobs you can get, has been shown to affect personal relationships (https://www.brookings.edu/research/credit-scores-and-committ...)

And some of the most dystopian examples in China's system apply to ours. Like if you get a ticket jaywalking and don't pay, the ticket can go to collections, and your score will go down if it does.

Not saying they're the same, but there are way too many parallels to ignore.