Question

In this excerpt from "A Modest Proposal" by Johnathan Swift, what does the author list? I can think of no one objection, that will possibly be raised against this proposal, unless it should be urged, that the number of people will be thereby much lessened in the kingdom. This I freely own, and 'twas indeed one principal design in offering it to the world. I desire the reader will observe, that I calculate my remedy for this one individual Kingdom of Ireland, and for no other that ever was, is, or, I think, ever can be upon Earth. Therefore let no man talk to me of other expedients: Of taxing our absentees at five shillings a pound: Of using neither cloaths, nor houshold furniture, except what is of our own growth and manufacture: Of utterly rejecting the materials and instruments that promote foreign luxury: Of curing the expensiveness of pride, vanity, idleness, and gaming in our women: Of introducing a vein of parsimony, prudence and temperance: Of learning to love our country, wherein we differ even from Laplanders, and the inhabitants of Topinamboo: Of quitting our animosities and factions, nor acting any longer like the Jews, who were murdering one another at the very moment their city was taken: Of being a little cautious not to sell our country and consciences for nothing: Of teaching landlords to have at least one degree of mercy towards their tenants. Lastly, of putting a spirit of honesty, industry, and skill into our shop-keepers, who, if a resolution could now be taken to buy only our native goods, would immediately unite to cheat and exact upon us in the price, the measure, and the goodness, nor could ever yet be brought to make one fair proposal of just dealing, though often and earnestly invited to it.

Answer 1

In this excerpt, swift is listing tons of other suggestions that people have made. the long list begins with "Therefore let no man talk to me of other expedients..." and he goes on to list these so-called "expedients"--which are measures or means to get attain something (and these means are often immoral).

just for context, "a modest proposal" is a satirical work. swift intends to paint these perfectly rational suggestions (from taxation to isolationism to increase their own failing economy) as something incredibly immoral, just before he suggests that his country begin eating children to sustain themselves. 

this excerpt begins with "I can think of no one objection, that will possibly be raised against this proposal..." which shows that swift believes HIS proposal to be the best of them all. (remember that this is a satire, so this emphasis is meant to be ironic. he knows his proposal is terrible, he's just proving a point.) from there, he begins listing all the other things that people have suggested and things that the government has tried within the country, and he basically pokes fun at them.