The working income tax credit effectively gives people a raise of about 25% on income earnings between, I think, $3,000 and roughly $12,000; and then it is also clawed back at a rate of 15% as you get closer to $20,000 in earnings. It has to be clawed back at some level or else you'd be giving it to millionaires.
But do you have any suggestions, Mr. Stapleton, on how we can improve the working income tax benefit so that it always leaves people better off by working?