Read this excerpt from "a modest proposal":
i believe no gentleman would repine to give ten shillings
for the carcass of a good fat child. thus the squire will
learn to be a good landlord, and grow popular among his
tenants, the mother will have eight shillings neat profit, and
be fit for work till she produces another child.
what is swift making a satirical statement about?
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a. the low wages that property owners pay the people who work
their land
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b. the way property owners regard and treat the people who work
their land
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c. the laziness of people who work the land of property owners
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d. the greed of people who work the land of property owners