That's right. I think that's a fair observation.
I mean, another way to think about it relates to what was said on the issue in a previous round of questions. There are different decisions in relation to work. I think a lot of research has shown that a key decision is just whether or not to be in the workforce. The measure we think of there is sometimes called the “participation” tax rate. Basically, that's the effective tax rate comparing two states of the world: one, I don't work; and two, I work.
Let's say I work 1,500 hours a year at minimum wage. Looking at it the way you just set it up, I would consider how much of those earnings I would be able to keep. A key question there is that even though the Canada workers benefit, as proposed, would be phased out over a longer range, it still could be the question between someone getting some Canada workers benefit and nothing, under the current system.
So there, as they think about that decision and make those calculations—especially as they learn over time, perhaps if they work another year, how the system works—they might think, “Okay: now that I'm working this many hours at minimum wage, I'm getting something from this benefit.” We think that will play some part in their calculations when they make these decisions.