We have to worry about disposable income on both sides of the ledger: one, when you're earning and having to make the contributions to your pension, and then two, the disposable income you might have when you retire. The CLC's plan to increase the Canada Pension Plan premiums by 60% to double the benefit would mean that each Canadian would have to pay up to $1,300 a year more in CPP premiums, and each employer, for every employee at the maximum amount, would have to pay $1,300 more per year in CPP premiums.
Taking $2,600 per person out of the economy would have an immediate impact on disposable income. We absolutely need to think about the other--