I'll make two observations, Mr. Chair.
The first is that all the factors you have mentioned can have a bearing on the impact of such legislation and the variables we're all interested in. There is a simple way of looking at this issue, which is what I've done. And there's a complicated way of looking at this issue, where you do economic studies--I've done many in my life--and come to a resolution of precisely what the impact of such legislation is. That is not what I've done in these tables.
If I can make a reference to page 4 of the document we gave you, these are not our studies. We don't know why these studies were undertaken and who funded them or whatever. All we know is that we were not the ones who asked for these studies. Most of these studies overwhelmingly show that the simple conclusion I have drawn stands. That conclusion doesn't get overturned.
I would suggest maybe that should be looked upon—