While Swift's proposal is obviously not a serious economic proposal, George Wittkowsky, author of "Swift's Modest Proposal:
wˌaɪl swˈɪfts pɹəpˈoʊzəl ɪz ˈɑːbviəsli nˌɑːɾə sˈɪɹiəs ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk pɹəpˈoʊzəl, dʒˈɔːɹdʒ wɪtkˈaʊski, ˈɔːθɚɹ ʌv "swˈɪfts mˈɑːdɪst pɹəpˈoʊzəl: