Landa presents Swift's A Modest Proposal as a critique of the popular and unjustified maxim of mercantilism in the 18th century that "people are the riches of a nation".
lˈændə pɹˈɛzənts swˈɪfts ɐ mˈɑːdɪst pɹəpˈoʊzəl æz ɐ kɹɪtˈiːk ʌvðə pˈɑːpjʊlɚ ænd ʌndʒˈʌstᵻfˌaɪd mˈæksɪm ʌv mˈɜːkɐntəlˌɪzəm ɪnðɪ ˈeɪtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ðˈæt "pˈiːpəl ɑːɹ ðə ɹˈɪtʃᵻz əvə nˈeɪʃən".