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Equating lower taxes with higher revenue or equating higher spending with better results, for example

Both examples indicate the improper use of the term, so they are not supportive of the argument. Even though two things may have a relationship, it does not in itself indicate any equivalency.

[Fuzz]

“Even though two things may have a relationship, it does not in itself indicate any equivalency.”

As should be considered the case in any use of the term outside of mathematics, and even then you could run into trouble.