In 1729 Jonathan Swift penned an essay proposing that poverty in Ireland be ameliorated by butchering the children of the Irish poor and selling them as food to wealthy English landlords. While the piece was clearly intended as satire, one has to wonder if today’s billionaire philanthro-capitalists would be able to see the irony.
A Modest Proposal
A Modest Proposal
A Modest Proposal
In 1729 Jonathan Swift penned an essay proposing that poverty in Ireland be ameliorated by butchering the children of the Irish poor and selling them as food to wealthy English landlords. While the piece was clearly intended as satire, one has to wonder if today’s billionaire philanthro-capitalists would be able to see the irony.