Paper Topic:

Write a satire about some aspect of modern life.

Saving the Taxpayers of the United States

While President Bush promises to send over the American taxpayer 's hard-earned money to the undeserving Latin America , and God knows which other poor and hungry nation Jonathan Swift 's A Modest Proposal reminds me of the time I visited a developing nation which I would never name for the reason that poverty is a private matter the secrets of which are usually well-guarded by the communities that experience it Anything that we imagine that we know about others is best known to them . So

, poverty is their personal experience , no matter what , and we have no reason to interfere , let alone tell other people about the problems we observed with our gaping eyes . I feel the same way , by the way , when people in my community mention their personal problems to me I believe the problems of others must be guarded by us in all sincerity This is to ensure that the problems would not spread like plague among members of all communities . After all , intelligent people are more sensitive . But , even children start to cry when they see other children crying . Hence , other people 's problems are best forgotten

Life is too rich and joyful to allow for crying spells . To tell the truth , I have read about all least developed nations , including those that are suffering from starvation in our time of abundance . Let us refuse to mention their names lest the dust of their pain flies toward us in its wild ecstasy . With my humble background in economics I have also managed to calculate the risk of poverty that our developed world would face in the event that it truly decides to eradicate poverty across the developing world . What would it take to eradicate poverty Well , first of all , we would have to fight illiteracy so as to help people support themselves with skilled jobs that only we are permitted to take up at present . We are lucky that we are able to learn and earn enough to support ourselves and our families . With a thankful attitude therefore , we should not want to fall into the trap of poverty by helping the poor . What would it cost us to educate the poor and needy It would use up at least thirty percent of our personal incomes - an unbearable fact that I have discovered through thorough studies in economics of development . Besides , the United Nations would become a beggar on the street if it genuinely tries to assist the poor and the needy . Let them assist themselves even if God does not - this is the right path to take ! We need the United Nations to remain wealthy so as to act for us as a lender of last resort , that is , whenever we wish to increase our spending on richer clothing and foreign travels (except in the third world , of course

So as to eradicate poverty , we would additionally have to fight disease in the developing world . I was mistaken...

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