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| title = A Modest Proposal
| original title = A Modest Proposal For preventing the Children of Poor People From being a Burthen to Their Parents or Country, and For making them Beneficial to the Publick
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| author = Jonathan Swift
| central theme = The rich are callous toward the poor.
| elevator pitch = Ease your economic woes by letting the rich consume your children - literally!
| genre = Satire
| publication date = 1729
| source page exists = yes
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'''''A Modest Proposal''''' (full title: '''''A Modest Proposal for Preventing The Children of Poor People in Ireland from Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Publick''''') was written in 1729 by Irish [[Satire|satirist]] [[Jonathan Swift]]. It starts off like a modern essay detailing the hardships of the Irish people who are living in poverty and how the current means of fixing the problem are inadequate. Then Swift presents his own idea, ostensibly relayed from an "American friend":
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