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 elght 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 way property owners regard and treat the people who work
their land
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B. The greed of people who work the land of property owners
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C. The laziness of people who work the land of property owners
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D. The low wages that property owners pay the people who work
their land