A Modest Proposal: For preventing the children of poor people in Ireland, from being a burden on their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the publick (1729)
Ahhhhhh. But what the illustrious J Swift failed to realize, is that if you force mothers and the State to bear the burden now, you will have a plentiful labor force willing to work for...
Ahhhhhh.
But what the illustrious J Swift failed to realize, is that if you force mothers and the State to bear the burden now, you will have a plentiful labor force willing to work for sustainance wages in just 16-18 short years.
Ahhhhhh.
But what the illustrious J Swift failed to realize, is that if you force mothers and the State to bear the burden now, you will have a plentiful labor force willing to work for sustainance wages in just 16-18 short years.
When I was at university I came across Swift by way of this interpretation. I quite like the satire, and honestly it feels as relevant as ever.
Actually around 3,651 words, a lot of it is the Gutenberg license.