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Stoves, plates, forks, knives, and dishware are major production items. Everyone has them
in their homes. Many people have their regular dishes, and their fancy dishes. But are they
truly necessary in every household?

Would not ambient cafés (local community kitchens) be a better use of the resources? If all
food was produced in a restaurant setting, as food is a Standard Need, would this not build
and strengthen community bonds? Would it not make our lives more efficient if we did not
have to spend two to three hours cooking each and every day? The answer to the last

question is yes, and is further evidenced by the increased availability of packaged food.

Our lives would be healthier if we embraced community kitchens that would produce fresh
foods, instead of preserved packaged food; which should only be used in times of drought
or to prevent famine.

Personal kitchen items will still be produced, in the iWAUT market, to ensure your right to have the
products you desire. But, we do implore you to look at the usage rate for these items. Are they a

good use of our resources? Or, are they strictly for your personal comfort and convenience? Would
it not be more convenient to have all meals in a restaurant setting, if cost was not a factor? Could
not community kitchens also have kitchenettes for individuals that desired to prepare their own
recipes?

The answers are personal and arbitrary until we account for the energy expense involved in
manufacturing the items, versus how often the items are in use.

If you had to pay the true cost for your personal kitchen acquisitions, from refining to product
delivery, could you truly afford them? Would ambient cafés and community kitchens decrease our
quality of life, or add convenience?

True Cost measures, and time, will tell.

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