Tom Becka

1 month ago | omahadailyrecord.com | Tom Becka

Let’s Get Fiscal A battle cry we’ve heard over the years from the far right and the Tea Party has been “Taxation is theft.” To which I reply, “If taxation is theft, what would you call using the roads, the schools, the fire, police, and other public services without paying for them? Isn’t that theft as well?” Like it or not, we do need to pay our taxes. Our federal deficit keeps getting bigger.

1 month ago | omahadailyrecord.com | Tom Becka

I suppose it is only natural for a person to reach a certain age and long for the so-called “Good old days.”Whether they reminisce about the music of their day, the cars they used to drive, or the freedom they used to have. We’ve all heard that if you throw a frog into a pot of boiling water, he’ll jump out and get away. But if you put him in room temperature water and gradually turn up the heat, he will eventually get used to it and be boiled to death.

1 month ago | omahadailyrecord.com | Tom Becka

One Bad Apple Spoils The Whole Bunch Remember when you were in school and one of the bad kids would do something wrong and if the teacher didn’t catch them, she’d ask the rest of the class who did it? If the rest of the class remained silent the whole room would get punished with detention or extra homework. I’m reminded of that when I see what’s currently happening to the Republican Party. Not only nationally but here at home.   Let’s be honest.

1 month ago | omahadailyrecord.com | Tom Becka

Nebraska Nice Should Be More Than Just A Slogan Neb. state Sen. Anna Wishart of Lincoln (center) who co-chaired the Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana campaign committee, speaks in front of the State Capitol in Lincoln, Nebraska on July 2, 2020. (Nati Harnik / AP Photo)Let’s pretend for the sake of argument that all members of the Unicameral are intelligent, compassionate human beings.

1 month ago | omahadailyrecord.com | Tom Becka

Is This A More Perfect Union? President Donald Trump speaks during the Commander-in-Chief trophy presentation to the Navy Midshipman football team in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Washington. (Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP Photo)During the first term of the Trump administration, I heard many Republicans say something to the effect that they didn’t like his personality, but they liked his policies.