British satirist Jonathan Swift offered his infamous modest proposal to deal with an 18th century food crisis: "I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked or boiled."
He obviously wasn't serious about having poor Irish parents sell their children for food, but Swift effectively spotlighted the hypocrisy of the upper classes. Likewise, my modest idea isn't really serious, but it would highlight the inconsistent views of California conservatives who champion "local control" to oppose state laws that deregulate local housing construction.
