51.   So it pays to be, most of all, practical.

52.   So, while it pays to be cautious during a lightning storm, not every stroke of lightning is going to spark a towering inferno.

53.   Sometimes it pays to be angry.

54.   Some times it pays to be behind the times.

55.   Sometimes it pays to be anonymous.

56.   Sometimes it pays to be poor.

57.   Strandberg says it pays to be vigilant whenever you buy medication over the Internet.

58.   Still, it pays to be cautious.

59.   That, remember, is what the Giants were paying Lawrence Taylor and Phil Simms in their final years.

60.   The math is fine, but even leaving aside the issue of who is really paying the taxes the example compares apples to oranges.