Yes, I'm pretty sure we can identify whether rising spending or falling revenues is the primary driver of long-term deficit projections.
(and yes, this includes TCJA extensions).

The thing about this talking point is that I know everybody in the White House, including the comms shop, is smart enough to understand how disingenuous it is.

Imagine being a Ukrainian who took American pledges of military support — going back to the 1990s! — remotely seriously, and reading this.

NEW from me: My new Issue Brief takes on the lazy contention that simply eliminating the $168,600 wage cap on Social Security taxes can bring long-term solvency without the need for spending savings (and is progressive reform). Neither point is true. 🧵

manhattan.institute/article/proble…

This really is one of the most grotesque ongoing performances in recent memory. To justify illegal and immoral executive action, the White House is lambasting a bipartisan law passed by Congress that was implemented exactly as it was written.