Mr. Chairman, it is just nonsense when the minister says that he does not know what the income and outgo will be because the best he can make is in the budget. The best guess is that by the end of this budget cycle there will be a cumulative surplus of $25 billion. I am not be right on $25 billion. Maybe it is only $15 billion.
I ask the minister again, will it be $15 billion? Will it be $20 billion? Will it be $50 billion? At what point will the government go back to the tradition of the past and say the accumulation is large enough and lower the contribution rate? What criteria is the minister offering? What hope can he hold out to employers and highly taxed workers? When can we expect this cash cow to stop being used for reducing the general deficit?