Tom Del Beccaro’s Latest Columns

Economic Growth or Socialism? That’s the choice you have to make.
The economic growth rate for the second quarter of 2018 was 4.1%. That means growth for the year is above 3% – almost double the growth rate under President Obama. Of course, Obama used every possible spending ploy to boost the economy known to man for 8 years – but … 0 865
George Will Is Supremely Wrong
The conservative George Will never wanted Donald Trump to become President. Now he doesn’t want him to be reelected. For the good of the Country, he writes, he also wants Republicans to lose the House this Fall for failing to stand up to Trump. In his Washington Post op/ed, Will … 0 832
Pictures v. Numbers: Why The Trump SOTU Was So Well Crafted
You can judge the effectiveness of speech by the actions of a President’s adversaries. Last night, the Democrats painted a sour picture on national TV in response to Trump State of the Union. Why would they do that? Trump turned the tables on them. Once again the Left was expecting … 1 1092
Brown Says He Wants To Get Something Done – Too Bad It Will Hurt The Poor
The headline reads: Leaving Europe, Brown says he’s talked enough, wants to ‘get something done’ Of course, the something done refers to Climate Change. The problem is that everything Jerry Brown proposes to do won’t make much of a Climate Change difference and will further hurt California’s poor. Read Tom … 0 1236
A Teaching Moment: California’s High Pot Taxes
Do higher tax rates affect human behavior? As the nation considers tax reform, according to a report, taxes on pot in California could reach as high as 45% for the consumer. Combined with the slew of regulations on the way, suddenly the libertarian fervor of buying and selling pot doesn’t … 0 9508457total visits,7visits today