Read this excerpt from "A Modest Proposal": "The poorer tenants will have something valuable of their own, which by law may be made liable to distress, and help to pay their landlord's rent, their corn and cattle being already seized, and money a thing unknown."

Based on this satirical excerpt, what is most likely to be true about the author?

A. He believes landlords take advantage of their tenants.
B. He doubts that most tenants attempt to pay their rent on time.
C. He thinks that objects of value complicate the lives of tenants.
D. He feels laws affecting tenants are not strict enough.