Project Gutenberg 2001-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 116 Greenwood, William Confiscation; An Outline "Confiscation; An Outline" by William Greenwood is a radical economic treatise written in the late 19th century. The work critiques the existing socio-economic inequalities in the United States, arguing for the redistribution of wealth through an enforced cap on individual fortunes, asserting that excessive wealth undermines the foundation of a true republic. The central theme revolves around the idea of confiscation of assets exceeding a set limit, with the intent of returning resources to the wider populace to alleviate poverty and economic disparities. The opening of the book presents a scathing indictment of the prevailing capitalist system, suggesting that the nation's economic model closely resembles that of a monarchy, where wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few at the expense of the many. Greenwood posits that legislative inaction and the continued dominance of individual greed have led to a situation where, despite abundance, many citizens face starvation. He argues that the solution lies in confiscating excess wealth and redistributing resources, thus restoring the power of the people and ensuring that the republic serves all its citizens. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918 Confiscations HN Text Category: History - American Category: Politics Category: Economics 158828 2025-10-02T03:34:03.779806 text/html 158649 2025-01-08T01:07:50.216972 text/html 136992 2025-10-02T03:34:09.267710 application/epub+zip 137579 2025-10-02T03:34:06.634726 application/epub+zip 123838 2025-10-02T03:34:05.563262 application/epub+zip 270649 2025-10-02T03:34:11.245723 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260983 2025-10-02T03:34:08.614717 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222592 2022-09-02T05:02:09.206825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144351 2025-10-02T03:34:03.523228 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 136887 2015-04-03T16:47:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16966 2025-10-02T03:34:11.362685 application/rdf+xml 15017 2025-10-02T03:34:06.056708 image/jpeg 4107 2025-10-02T03:34:05.807717 image/jpeg 52325 2015-04-03T16:47:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 135248 2025-10-02T03:34:03.795753 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog