Capitalism leads to creation of artifical wants

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Submitted by Lyle (United States), Jul 16, 2018 18:59

Through advertising which is a key element of capitalism. It works on keeping up with the Joneses and creates desires that you might not otherwise have. The capitalist economy runs on this, creating the need for more and more stuff, otherwise we would have a great recession. A perfect example of this is Amazon's prime day whose advertising apparently has crashed their web site.

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⇒ Capitalism leads to creation of artifical wants [64 words]LyleJul 16, 2018 18:59
Your answer concedes the whole show [222 words]Harry BinswangerJul 16, 2018 18:17
Capitalism Has Failed [205 words]Erick TippettJul 13, 2018 17:46
↔ E. Tippett makes a crucial point [60 words]Harry BinswangerJul 17, 2018 09:27
The failures of Capitalism [36 words]Irwin ChusidJul 13, 2018 17:29
↔ The Intangibles [33 words]Fred HastingsJul 14, 2018 13:56
↔ Read the Amazon reviews [4 words]Michael GreenbergJul 15, 2018 07:25

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