--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "johnt" <johnlasher20002000@...> wrote: > > Not only is the Wall Street Journal involved in a wiretapping > scandal, but now they have writers suggesting the elimination > of the elderly and disabled through cutting their medical > insurance. This article was published by Market watch, which > is owned by the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch. > Unbelievable!!! > > This is NOT a satire
John...it's absolutely a satire. As feste explained, the words "modest proposal" give it away. Read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Modest_Proposal Ever since Swift's essay, "modest proposal" has been a term that signals satire.
