Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (National): Thank you, Madam Chair. Along the lines of the question that's been just asked and answered by my colleague, I've got a question that would ask: was there consideration given to altering tax rates so that that minimum figure that's in here, the now $31,096—or soon to be—would, in fact, be the after-tax earnings, which could come from a person in work who was paying a lesser tax rate? It seems to me that's quite a simple way of doing things, and, of course, would mean that the person did not have to go almost cap in hand to the Government to be topped up to their particular income level. It would mean that they could maintain their dignity. 