federal government increased by 99%. >> tim pawlenty like all the other republican presidential candidates pushes the great republican tax lie, the tax cuts actually increase the amount of money the government collects in taxes. republicans say the federal government will get more by taxing less because lower tax rates will make everyone work harder, they'll want to work harder, they'll make mormon e money than before, the economy will be stimulated and there will be more money in the total economy subject to taxation. this is now a republican article of faith. >> you cut taxes, and the tax revenues increase. >> the fact is the tax cuts have dramatically increased revenues. >> republican senate leader mitch mcconnell has said, quote, there's no evidence whatsoever that the bush tax cuts actually