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FormerContributor-78162cb3 at 09:33, 4 September 2012

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	A '''free lunch''' is a mythical meal whose raw materials and preparation cost nothing. There is a saying, popular among [[economist]]s, that "there ain't no such thing as a free lunch" (TANSTAAFL). Even if one receives a lunch as a gift, the giver had to incur the costs of production. And even if one plucks fruit from a tree, a cost is still incurred in [[land]] (the tree) and [[labor]] (the effort requires to pluck the fruit).		A '''free lunch''' is a mythical meal whose raw materials and preparation cost nothing. There is a saying, popular among [[economist]]s, that "there ain't no such thing as a free lunch" (TANSTAAFL). Even if one receives a lunch as a gift, the giver had to incur the costs of production. And even if one plucks fruit from a tree, a cost is still incurred in [[land]] (the tree) and [[labor]] (the effort requires to pluck the fruit).

			Because it is common knowledge that there is no such thing as a free lunch, people are often inclined to view offers of "free" products with suspicion. Often, there is some sort of catch, such as having to listen to a sales pitch or fill out a questionnaire.

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FormerContributor-78162cb3 at 09:31, 4 September 2012

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	A '''free lunch''' is a ~~nonexistent~~ meal whose raw materials and preparation cost nothing, ~~hence the saying~~ "~~There~~ ain't no such thing as a free lunch" (TANSTAAFL). Even if one receives a lunch as a gift, the giver had to incur the costs of production. And even if one plucks fruit from a tree, a cost is still incurred in [[land]] (the tree) and [[labor]] (the effort requires to pluck the fruit).		A '''free lunch''' is a mythical meal whose raw materials and preparation cost nothing. There is a saying, popular among [[economist]]s, that "there ain't no such thing as a free lunch" (TANSTAAFL). Even if one receives a lunch as a gift, the giver had to incur the costs of production. And even if one plucks fruit from a tree, a cost is still incurred in [[land]] (the tree) and [[labor]] (the effort requires to pluck the fruit).

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A '''free lunch''' is a nonexistent meal whose raw materials and preparation cost nothing, hence the saying "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch" (TANSTAAFL). Even if one receives a lunch as a gift, the giver had to incur the costs of production. And even if one plucks fruit from a tree, a cost is still incurred in [[land]] (the tree) and [[labor]] (the effort requires to pluck the fruit).

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