Yes, there's even word that McConnell is going to resist providing federal funds for distributing and administering the vaccine(s), that that's the responsibility of the states. The vaccine itself will be provided at no cost, but there are only limited funds currently allocated to cover distribution costs. I think McConnell's thoughts were that Trump was going to be reelected and therefore he would have no problem delivering the money when Trump asked for it, but now that Biden will be president during the period where the vast majority of the vaccinations will take place, that this has changed the 'math' for him and he is now taking the position that it's the state's responsibility to actually deliver the vaccine(s) to the doctors and local clinics. He'll make sure there's money to inoculate military personnel and probably members of Congress and their staffs and families, but that's where most of the federal money will be spent, not for the rest of the country.

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No, the tax cuts are part of the overall scheme. This way, the Republicans will say that only spending cuts can be used to reduce the deficit because corporate tax cuts and those for the uber rich are permanent. Of course, they'll be willing to raise taxes on the poor and middle-class, since their tax cuts were never intended to be permanent, and in fact will be starting to phase-out in 2025, after what would have been Trump's second term. Of course, now that Biden has been elected, I can see McConnell accelerating the ending of those middle-class tax cuts, and claiming that this will help reduce the deficit and therefore is a necessary step to take.

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