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Clune Construction, a Chicago-based general contractor, said it is trying to ensure workers have access to the same creature comforts as white-collar workers, including heated and air-conditioned break tents and perks like periodic free lunches.

Each child has so far been provided with 435 free lunches on average, saving families up to £500 a year per child, the mayor said.

These results highlight that there is no such thing as a free lunch in financial markets.

At a Helsinki day centre called "Toivon talo", or "House of Hope", where undocumented non-European migrants can get legal, social and medical help, people chat while enjoying the free lunch served most days.

To the extent investors care only about short-term returns, they therefore think that protecting the largest corporations is a free lunch.