I think one of the interesting issues in comparing the earned income tax credit in the U.S. with the current working income tax benefit—which will become the Canada workers benefit—is that if you think of the delivery of child benefits in the U.S., a lot of it is done through the earned income tax credit. That means that their income tax credit is much more generous for families with children than it is for unattached individuals, whereas we have our child benefit system. It's a bit of a blend. Certainly, in the U.S., it's considered an important instrument for encouraging work, for supporting low-income families. It does have that families-with-children element. It's an interesting issue to think about when comparing the two.
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