socialism
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Websters:
1 : any of various economic and political theories advocating
collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods
2 a : a system of society or group living in which there is
no private property b : a system or condition of society in which the means of production are
owned and controlled by the state
3 : a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done
10 Ways that Liberal Socialism Makes People Poorer:
http://www.nikitas3.com/10_ways_that_liberal_socialism_m.htm
communism
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Websters:
1 a : a theory advocating
elimination of private property b : a system in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed
2 capitalized a : a doctrine based on revolutionary Marxian socialism and Marxism-Leninism that was the official ideology of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics b : a totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production c : a final stage of society in Marxist theory in which the state has withered away and economic goods are distributed equitably d : communist systems collectively
capitalism
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Websters:
: an economic system characterized by
private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by
private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a
free market
Capitalism is an economic and social system in which capital, the non-labor factors of production (also known as the means of production), is
privately controlled; labor, goods and capital are traded in markets; and profits distributed to
owners or invested in technologies and industries.
Compared to various forms of political collectivism,
capitalism is usually still considered as individualistic since participation in these institutions is voluntary and an individual choice.
Collectivism is tied more to Socialism and Communism .........and Individualism is tied more to Capitalism:http://freedomkeys.com/collectivism.htm
collectivism
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1 : a political or economic theory advocating
collective control especially over production and distribution; also : a
system marked by such control
2 : emphasis on
collective rather than individual action or identity
individualism
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1 a (1) : a doctrine that the
interests of the individual are or ought to be ethically paramount; also : conduct guided by such a doctrine (2) : the conception that all values, rights, and duties originate in individuals b : a theory maintaining the political and economic independence of the individual and stressing
individual initiative, action, and interests; also : conduct or practice guided by such a theory
Which of the above sounds the most like the one below?
selfsufficient
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1 : able to maintain oneself or itself
without outside aid : capable of providing for
one's (another word for individual 
) own needs <a selfsufficient farm>
2 : having an extreme confidence in one's (there's that "one" word again
)own ability or worth :
Now.....what has the direction has the government been heading in that last few years....ESPECIALLY the last 11 months?
NONE of us is "self sufficient." This is what I referred to earlier when I mentioned being bogged down by this term. We are all somewhere on a very huge continuum, but each of us wants to be MORE self sufficient than we used to be. 
