Republicans are wrapping up work on the bill this week, with the House set to pass the final version today and the Senate primed to follow suit as soon as today. So it looks like President Trump will deliver his Christmas present to voters as promised.

The stories Monday remained the same, and taken together they represent a cautionary tale for a party hoping the bill will salvage their political hopes: The latest official analysis from JCT shows the package’s benefits for the middle class are both slim in context and temporary; another poll reveals public attitudes remain commensurately sour; and it was another banner day for the stock market as investors anticipated the profit-boosting corporate cut at the heart of the plan.

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Today, I’ll let the numbers tell the tale:

10 percent. The share of the tax cut going directly to the middle class, according to a new JCT look at the blended package that House and Senate negotiators forged last week.

The Wall Street Journal’s Siobhan Hughes and Shayndi Raice report: “Households that earn $20,000 to $100,000 a year in wages, dividends and benefits will get $144 billion in tax cuts in all over a decade, with most of those cuts coming in the early years of the decade and then petering out or reversing as tax cuts expire, according to the analysis. Those households account for about half of all U.S. tax filers, with nearly a quarter making more and a quarter making less.”

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Middle-income earners see limited benefits in part because they’re sharing the spoils with a much narrower band of people at the top of the economic heap.

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12 percent. The share of the cut going to those making $500,000 or more, a cohort that makes up 6 percent of the population.

Slightly less than half of the $1.5 trillion cut goes to corporations in the form of a newly slashed 21 percent tax rate.

70. The number of record closes the Dow Jones industrial average has notched this year. The Dow set the high-water mark by leaping 140.46 points Monday to close at 24,792.20, a rally market watchers chalked up to excitement over impending tax cuts. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 also hit record highs.

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“I think that there’s still a fair amount of skepticism in markets until it actually happens,” Luke Tilley, chief economist at money manager Wilmington Trust, told Bloomberg News. “But with passage, we think that there’s still room to run. It’s challenging to say what is priced into the markets, but we do think it will be to the upside.”

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56. The number of tweets President Trump has sent celebrating the stock market rally since taking office.

And here was the latest example, Monday evening:

$250 billion. The savings that the Penn Wharton Budget Model estimates the measure is handing to financial firms on their tax burden over the next decade, “a 35 percent cut from what otherwise would have been a $715 billion tax liability,” according to Jim Tankersley and Ben Casselman of the New York Times. The finding came in a new study from the outfit that concludes financiers and real estate developers stand to fare better than those in the manufacturing or mining sectors. (Bank stocks did especially well Monday, with shares of Goldman, Bank of America and Citigroup all outpacing the broader market by adding more than 1 percent.)

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18 percent. The earnings bump that Wells Fargo could see as a result of the bill, according to a new analysis by Goldman Sachs. The research found the troubled lender would make out best among the nation’s seven largest banks, “in large part because it derives nearly all of its profits from the United States,” per CNN Money’s Lydia DePillis.

“What will financial institutions do with all that new found cash?” DiPillis writes. “Many banks have signaled their intention to return more money to shareholders. At an investor presentation earlier this month, when asked about how regulatory rollbacks might impact those plans, Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan said higher returns for investors were in the cards. ‘Is it our goal to increase return to our shareholders and do we have an excess amount of capital? The answer to both is, yes,’ Sloan said. ‘So our expectation should be that we will continue to increase our dividend and our share buybacks next year and the year after that and the year after that.’”

27. The number of tweets Trump sent as a candidate bashing opponents for their ties to the financial services industry.

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14 percent. The share of American households that hold direct stock in any company. “Like income and wealth, stock ownership is heavily concentrated in the uppermost echelons of the economy,” The Washington Post’s Christopher Ingraham reports: “The bottom 60 percent of households combined own just 1.8 percent of American stock. The top 1 percent, by contrast, owns over 40 percent of the country's stock, up from 34 percent in 2001. Looked at another way, the top 20 percent of wealthy households (those with an average net worth of $3 million) own well over 90 percent of the American stock market.”

The proportion of the population with a vested interest in the market jumps to just under half accounting for those with 401(k) retirement plans — but the remainder won't be moved by Trump's new sales pitch. As Bloomberg Toluse Olorunnipa writes, "Trump is trying out a new campaign slogan: “How’s your 401(k) doing?” The answer for more than half of Americans is that they don’t have one. Trump has tested out the line this month at a fundraiser, a campaign rally and in a White House meeting, predicting that the rising U.S. stock market will help him win re-election. But only about 45 percent of private-sector workers participate in any employer-sponsored retirement plan, and the lower-income workers in Trump’s political base are the least likely to hold money in such an account, according to the Government Accountability Office."

2-to-1. The margin by which Americans oppose the bill, according to a new Monmouth University poll. The Post’s Amber Phillips writes: “As Republicans have focused all their energies on just trying to get the legislation passed, the Monmouth University poll shows that just 26 percent of Americans approve of the bill, while half believe their taxes would go up as a result of this legislation. That's similar to a November Washington Post-ABC News poll that found that a third of Americans support the bill, while half oppose it.”

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A point of comparison, from The Daily Beast's Sam Stein:

50. The number of Senate Republicans committed to backing the bill. An ailing Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) will miss the vote, as he’s returned to Arizona to recuperate from his latest round of chemotherapy. And his junior colleague, Jeff Flake, hasn’t yet declared himself. But with Vice President Mike Pence delaying a Middle East trip to be on hand if necessary, the GOP already has the support it needs in the upper chamber to finish the job, after the House votes today. Then the party will turn to the task of selling it to a skeptical public.

MARKET MOVERS

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MONEY ON THE HILL

TAX FLY-AROUND:

— Ultra-rich do better than merely rich. NYT's Andrew Ross Sorkin: "The tax bill soaks some of rich Americans — but it does not soak the richest. It is the “pretty rich” right below that level that may get hit: the W2 employee making several hundred thousand dollars to millions of dollars a year with high state and local taxes that will not be fully deductible may see a higher tax bill. So will the chief executives of many large publicly traded companies who often itemize large, unreimbursed business expenses, which will no longer be allowed. Some executives are already calculating that they will be paying additional seven-figure sums in taxes.

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OK, you might want to get out get out your smallest violin. The distinction is there, though. If you’re a billionaire with your own company and are happy to use your private jet so you can “commute” from a low-tax state, the plan is a godsend. You can make an assortment of end-runs around the highest tax rates."

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— Many see hikes by 2027. AP's Alan Fram: "The Republican tax bill would mean average initial tax cuts for Americans across all income lines, but by 2027, it would boost average levies for everyone earning up to $75,000, which includes most taxpayers, Congress’ nonpartisan tax analyst estimated Monday... The Joint Committee on Taxation calculated that in 2019, people earning $20,000 to $50,000 would see tax cuts averaging 10 percent or more. Those making $200,000 to $1 million would see reductions averaging slightly less.

But by 2023, people making under $30,000 would see tax increases while those earning more would see their tax cuts get smaller. That pattern would continue. In 2027, a year after most individual tax provisions expire, people making up to $75,000 would be paying more on average than under current law. The committee says around 118 million of the 177 million tax returns are from households making up to $75,000."

(See the interactive graphic in Chart Topper below to find out if your taxes go up or down.)

— Hit on tech's foreign profits. WSJ's Douglas MacMillan, Richard Rubin and Jay Greene: "While most U.S. businesses would pay lower taxes under congressional Republicans’ proposed tax overhaul, some of the world’s richest technology companies might actually see their rates rise. A window into how Microsoft Corp. currently pays a disproportionately larger portion of its taxes overseas shows how the legislation could offset the benefits of returning cash home.

The software giant saves billions of dollars in taxes by holding software licensing rights at facilities in Puerto Rico, Ireland and Singapore, where it stockpiles profits and pays low foreign rates. Puerto Rico, while a U.S. territory, is treated as a foreign country under current tax law. The proposed law lowers the corporate tax rate to 21% from 35% but at the same time puts a minimum tax on profits overseas. That setup would likely force Microsoft to pay a minimum 10.5% tax on future offshore profits, removing some of the benefit from the company's offshore facilities, tax experts say. Yet, Microsoft and other tech giants could still have an incentive to shift profits abroad."

— Why Corker flipped. Politico's Seung Min Kim: "Days before his surprise announcement that he would support the GOP tax bill, Sen. Bob Corker had been summoning administration officials and economists to his office to see whether he could ultimately get on board with the plan. One was Douglas Holtz-Eakin, the former Congressional Budget Office director and adviser to GOP presidential campaigns who painstakingly went through varying analyses of the tax measure as Corker — accompanied by at least a half-dozen aides and stacks of spreadsheets — drilled him with questions...

Yet the mystery over Corker’s flip quickly swirled into a political firestorm over suggestions that the senator decided to support the tax measure only after winning a provision that could personally enrich him. Liberal activists and lawmakers declared it the “Corker Kickback,” in a last-ditch bid to derail the bill — or at least further tarnish Republicans’ big tax win this week. Corker denied the accusation, as did the chief tax writers in the House and Senate. 'I had obviously nothing whatsoever to do with that and I think that’s part of the public record,' Corker told reporters at the Capitol on Monday...

'On one hand, you had the deficit issue. On the other hand, you had the economic growth issue,' Corker said. 'I took a long walk on Friday morning and just decided that from the standpoint of, if I were the deciding vote on this … is our country better with this or not better with it? And I feel that we are.'"

— Brady defends controversial provision. WSJ's Richard Rubin: "Rep. Kevin Brady (R., Texas) defended a piece of the tax bill that has come under scrutiny over the past few days that allows capital-intensive companies to get the full 20% deduction for pass-through firms. Although the final bill uses the Senate’s structure for pass-through businesses, it includes a House idea of allowing firms to qualify based on their capital assets instead of just on how much they pay in wages.

'This was a provision that we have fought for, [that] we thought was important,' said Mr. Brady, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. 'We want to encourage businesses, pass-through businesses that do a lot of capital investment for growth – energy, advanced manufacturing, telecom. They may be making major investments but without tons of workers that accompany that.' The provision also benefits real estate investors. Mr. Brady said the idea that Sen. Bob Corker (R., Tenn.) was involved is 'baloney.'"

— Tax Foundation: Bill costs $448 billion. Washington Examiner's Pete Kasperowicz: "The Tax Foundation on Monday said the final GOP tax bill would increase the national debt by $448 billion over the next decade, far less than the estimated $1.5 trillion in lost tax revenues under the bill. The Tax Foundation said under its dynamic scoring model, the tax cuts Republicans hope to pass into law this week would increase GDP by 1.7 percent over the decade. It would also increase wages by 1.5 percent, and create 339,000 jobs. Those changes would return $600 billion in tax revenues to the government due to increased growth, and the group said even more would be returned due to other factors."

— House unveils $81 billion aid bill. Politico's Sarah Ferris and John Bresnahan: "The House on Monday night disclosed the details of a staggering $81 billion disaster aid package, the largest single funding request for natural calamities in U.S. history. If approved, Congress will have spent more than $130 billion on a spate of deadly hurricanes and wildfires this fall, outpacing the total amount of aid after both Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy.

The funding bill is split among Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as states ravaged by wildfires. The bill contains tens of billions of dollars each for FEMA and Community Development Block Grant programs, and $12 billion for reconstruction projects by the Army Corps of Engineers. It also contains several billion for education programs, highway rebuilding, small business loans and military construction projects."

— Clocking ticking on spending deal. CBS's Rebecca Shabad: "Four days remain before the deadline to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown and lawmakers are at odds over how to move forward...

The disagreements between the two parties could lead to some legislative ping pong between the two chambers. As of Monday, House Republicans are still planning to bring their proposal to the floor for a vote and send it to the Senate. Senate Democrats would then block the measure because it requires 60 votes to advance in the upper chamber and there are only 52 Republicans, and no Democrats who will support it. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, will likely have no choice but to give in to Democrats' demands and strip out the defense portion, and send it back to the House with additional provisions.

McConnell vowed last week that Republicans wouldn't allow the government to shut down."

— Scott a likely no on Garrett. McClatchy's Emma Dumain: "Sen. Tim Scott is likely to vote against Scott Garrett to lead the Export-Import Bank on Tuesday morning. It would be the first time the South Carolina Republican voted against the wishes of his party and the Trump administration on a presidential nominee. 'At the end of the day, I have to make my own decision based on what I think is best for the country and for business and frankly, I’m not any more convinced than I was before that Mr. Garrett is right for the opportunity' Scott told McClatchy on Monday night, the eve of the scheduled Senate Banking Committee vote on Garrett’s nomination.

Scott alone will not doom Garrett’s nomination from reaching the Senate floor. With the panel’s Republican-to-Democrat ratio 12-11 and all Democrats expected to vote 'no,' Republicans could only afford one defection and Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., is already on the record saying he plans to oppose Garrett on Tuesday.

Scott’s opposition would strengthen the case against Garrett among other Republicans in the Senate who support the agency and fear President Donald Trump is touting Garrett for the purposes of dismantling it. Next year, there will be 51 Republicans in the Senate, making the margin for success for the GOP even more precarious than it is now."

POCKET CHANGE

RUSSIA WATCH:

— Trump, Mueller teams to meet. The Post's Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey and Carol D. Leonnig: "White House lawyers are expected to meet with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s office late this week seeking good news: that his sprawling investigation’s focus on President Trump will soon end and their client will be cleared. But people familiar with the probe say that such assurances are unlikely and that the meeting could trigger a new, more contentious phase between the special counsel and a frustrated president, according to administration officials and advisers close to Trump.

People with knowledge of the investigation said it could last at least another year — pointing to ongoing cooperation from witnesses such as former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos and former national security adviser Michael Flynn, as well as a possible trial of two former Trump campaign officials. The special counsel’s office has continued to request new documents related to the campaign, and members of Mueller’s team have told others they expect to be working through much of 2018, at a minimum.

The dynamic threatens to intensify the already inflamed political atmosphere enveloping the investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election. Even as White House lawyers have pledged to cooperate with Mueller, Trump and his allies have accused the Justice Department and FBI of bias and overreach."

— FBI warned Trump about Russia in 2016. NBC's Ken Dilanian, Julia Ainsely and Carol E. Lee: "In the weeks after he became the Republican nominee on July 19, 2016, Donald Trump was warned that foreign adversaries, including Russia, would probably try to spy on and infiltrate his campaign, according to multiple government officials familiar with the matter. The warning came in the form of a high-level counterintelligence briefing by senior FBI officials, the officials said. A similar briefing was given to Hillary Clinton, they added. They said the briefings, which are commonly provided to presidential nominees, were designed to educate the candidates and their top aides about potential threats from foreign spies. The candidates were urged to alert the FBI about any suspicious overtures to their campaigns, the officials said.

The briefings were led by counterintelligence specialists from the FBI, the sources said. They were timed to occur around the period when the candidates began receiving classified intelligence, the officials said, which put them at greater risk for being targeted by foreign spies. Trump's first intelligence briefing as Republican nominee was Aug. 17, 2016, sources told NBC News at the time."

OPINIONS

THE REGULATORS

CHART TOPPER

This interactive from The Post's Reuben Fischer-Baum will tell you whether your taxes will go up or down next year under the new tax bill. Here's how some groups will fare:

DAYBOOK

Today

The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs holds an executive session on nominations for the Export-Import Bank.

Council on Foreign Relations holds an event on “Using Financial Power to Combat Human Rights Abuses and Corruption.”

THE FUNNIES

From The New Yorker:

BULL SESSION

President Trump presents his "new national security strategy:"

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló ordered a recount of the hurricane death toll:

Donors lined up Monday to give blood to the Amtrak derailment victims in Washington state: