Toro
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Strange, I posted multiple dictionary definitions of the word pay, and asked you to show one that fit in with the way you are using the word. You found one that used the word compensate, then used the word in a context that means neutralizing the effect of something. Can you show me any definition of the word pay that means neutralizing the effect of, or did compensate in the definition you chose actually mean to make appropriate and, usually, counterbalancing payment to?
Not a counterbalancing monetary payment. A counterbalancing action. The compensation of getting drunk is a hangover. The compensation for cheating on one's wife is a divorce. One "pays" for drinking and cheating, even if it doesn't cost one a dime. Neither of these examples involves any sort of monetary payment for property rights.
My original point is that the term "pay" has multiple meanings. There can be 10 definitions of "pay" that relate to monetary exchange and one that does not, and it is still correct to use "pay" in a non-monetary context.
Just as an aside, what if those tax cuts actually yield both a reduced police force and a reduced crime rate? Did we still pay for them or do we only have to pay for them if there is a negative effect?
If that's the case, maybe the police force was corrupt and the reason for all the crime. Then, we were paying both for taxes and a high crime rate.