The Modest Proposal

When I first read the essay, The Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift, I didn't understand what my assignment exactly was to do. I was told I needed to come up with a list of social problems in the United States that might be the subject of a modest proposal. How was I going to come up with that? After some time thinking, I think I have some started.

1. Being rasist. People are being treated "the way they should be treated" based on color of skin.
2. Parties. Demorcratic or Republican. Which is better? Do we need to be mean to the other side just because we don't agree with what they have to say?
3. Single mothers. Mothers can get day care assistant, WIC, child support...anything they need, but do they really use it for the kids?
4. Most people don't think they have to work in America because there is so many benefits that the government will pay for with food stamps, housing assistants, basically about anything.
5. Medical treatment. Is it our moral right to refuse help, or is it the doctors right to make the decision on our health for us?

This is all I can come up with for now. I hope this is right. When I think of more I will rewrite this blog!!