As creators of their economy, humans must fix where it is broken for those who are poor. Nelson Mandela described this when he said: “Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings” (Mandela). The authors of “Life Boat Ethics” and “A Modest Proposal,” Johnathan Swift and Garrett Hardin, take on the task of finding a solution to help improve poor countries. Swift has an overly optimistic view, while Hardin has an unrealistic but applicable approach; however, both authors agree that we simply cannot help everyone and that choices need to be made regarding the risk of resource depletion, the threat of famine, and overpopulation. In their Swift believes that Irish women lack a sense of self-worth and pride. Because of this, women tend to have children out of wedlock without much support. This usually drives their families into poverty. Swift believes that “curing the waste of pride, vanity, idleness, and play in our women” (Swift 389) will help them learn to make better relationship decisions and the need for outside support will be decreased along with the number of children born into poverty. However, Swift doesn't highlight how this message will be conveyed to women. This idea teeters on a moral and ethical line. Hardin develops a different solution. He concludes that citizens of poorer countries take the amount of available land for granted. He states that “one of the main tasks of education today should be to create such acute awareness of the dangers of the commons” (179). Hardin considers the fact that citizens do not see the danger in what overpopulation can do to their land in the long run. Hardin believes it is important for wealthy countries to educate citizens about what happens to the earth after it has been overtaxed and ruined by prolonged periods of work.