By James Hamill / For the Journal   Today's lesson is "There's no such thing as a free lunch." This saying is generally attributed to economist Milton Friedman, and is in relation to government payouts. New Mexico residents received payments in 2022 from the state. These payments were connected to their 2021 income tax filings. I use "payments" because the exact description varied at different times. Sometimes "rebates," other times "stimulus payments," still others "relief payments." I use "connected" to 2021 filings because the state used a 2021 filing to determine who received the payment. The law said that "The...