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. TANSTAAFL   "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch" "     "Oh, 'tanstaafl'. Means 'There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.' And isn't," I added, pointing to a FREE LUNCH sign across room, "or these drinks would cost half as much. " -- Manuel, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (1967), pg 129, Robert A. Heinlein Simply put, it means that one cannot get something for nothing. Even if something appears to be free, there is always a catch. You may get free food at a bar during "happy hour," but the bar-owner gets some sort of benefit such as attracting new customers. This may or may not be true at the individual level, depending on the interpretation of the phrase. Though it is possible for an individual to get a "free lunch" (as when a company cuts its costs and gains competitive advantage by polluting the air), someone ends up paying the cost of the "lunch."

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