1. The thesis of the story is that the Irish should change their way of life.
2. At most not above the value of 2s., which the mother may certainly get, or the value in scraps, by her lawful occupation of begging.
The number of souls in this kingdom being usually reckoned one million and a half, of these I calculate there may be about two hundred thousand couple whose wives are breeders; from which number I subtract thirty thousand couples who are able to maintain their own children,
3. After paragraph 10 because the author was crazy for eating children, and making busnesses and factories for children I began to see that it was a satire.
4. The poor Irish and the rich English people. They are also to blame because it is their fault for not being able to provide for their children, but having children.
5. Its almost all a saterical act. He suggests stopping abortion to improve conditions of living.
6. Its his suggestion but he is giving excuses so he is not affected by it.
7. He uses stories and stats to show how much it cosst to raise a child to age one and how much it costs to sell it.
8. I would market babies for their exceptionally soft skin, people would go crazy to get their hands on it. It would shoot right to the top of the in list this season.
