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Communitarian philosophy is based upon the belief that a person's social identity and personality are largely molded by community relationships : with a smaller degree of development being placed on individualism. One good thing about Capitalism is that it does not say anything about how people sho...

Socialism is based on the idea that we should use the vast resources of society to meet people’s needs.

Isn't this exactly what Capitalism does? As Capitalists want to make money they sell what people need. How does Socialism know what people need?