It was a huge benefit, because the tradition up to now is that there's usually one pension-earning spouse and one non-pension-earning spouse, and obviously when you split that pension income between two taxpayers, you have a net tax savings to the family. It's been huge for many families. It comes to hundreds and thousands of dollars in tax savings, so it has been a great boon and real support for people in their retirement.
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