How come businesses used to flourish before regulations

As for for your comment about the Tea Party member that made the film about Palin, "Undefeated" and the fact taht he did not answer the question as to why he and republican do not want to allow the "BUSH tax cuts" to expire. I will explain but first, why are the tax cuts that Clinton signed into law in 1997 not vilified by democrats and why are they not constantly referred to as being the Clinton tax cuts. Just wondering!!!

After the "Bush" tax cuts, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics from August 2003 until the end of 2007 more than 8.3 million jobs were created and the economy had 52 consecative months, "the longest uninterrupted job growth on record." The unemployment rate remained at 5%. After the "Clinton" tax cuts the economy went up at a greater rate than in his first four years in office. During the Reagan years his Tax cuts also increased job growth and all the tax increase actually increased the revenue that came into the treasury. Even when President Kennedy lowered the tax rates revenue increased from $94 billion in 1961 to $161 billion in 1968 an increase of 62% (33% when adjusting for inflation).

If we look at history, tax increases have lowered revenue and lowering taxes has increased revenue. So, why do you want the government to receive less revenue or do you believe this time revenue will increase.