Archive for Dennis Bechara

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law

Mr. Bechara, an attorney, is a frequent contributor to The Freeman. At one time in history, society regarded those who applied for bankruptcy relief as defrauders, and, in some instances, as criminals. Bankrupts were the object of social sanctions, and in many cases they had to leave their area of employment for fear of further [...]

1Sep1986 | Dennis Bechara | 1 comment | Continued

The Continuing Plight of Agriculture

Mr. Bechara, an attorney, is a frequent contributor to The Freeman. This article is based on a lecture which he delivered in November, 1985, during a FEE seminar held in the Washington, D.C. area. Why Federal farm policy fails. On December 23, 1985, President Reagan signed into law the Food Security Act of 1985, commonly [...]

1May1986 | Dennis Bechara | 0 comments | Continued

The Myth of National Industrial Policy

Mr. Bechara is an attorney in Washington, D.C. Calls have come in recent years for a new industrial policy as a certain cure for economic stagnation. Between 1969 and 1976, the Northeast and Midwest sections of the country lost about a million manufacturing jobs. It was common to refer to some of the more blighted [...]

1Aug1985 | Dennis Bechara | 2 comments | Continued

Eminent Domain and The Rule of Law

Mr. Bechara is an attorney in Washington, D.C. One of the distinguishing features of a free society is its defense of the right of private property. As every individual has the right to his life, so has he the right to those things necessary to sustain life—among them, the private ownership of property and the [...]

1May1985 | Dennis Bechara | 1 comment | Continued

Stability and the Free Market

Mr. Bechara is an attorney in Washington, D.C. An important dividend of the market economy is the prospect it offers of a peaceful and orderly society. Without the stabilizing influence of the market, democracy and representative government would disappear. War, or the threat of its occurrence, breeds authoritarianism and intolerance. Only under peaceful conditions will [...]

1Nov1984 | Dennis Bechara | 0 comments | Continued

Unions and Government Employment

Mr. Bechara is an attorney in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. September 9, 1919 was a date that altered government employment and the duties associated with it. For this was the time the Boston police force went on strike, causing an alarming state of violence, riots and looting previously unheard of in the country. The Boston police [...]

1Mar1984 | Dennis Bechara | 0 comments | Continued

The Rising Protectionist Tide

Mr. Bechara is an attorney in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. International trade imparts benefits to all countries that participate. The United States, for example, exports twenty per cent of its industrial production as well as forty per cent of its agricultural products. In fact, approximately fifteen per cent of total U.S. output is exported. Foreign trade [...]

1Sep1983 | Dennis Bechara | 0 comments | Continued

Is Forced Sharing a Panacea?

Mr. Bechara is an attorney in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Detractors of the free market proclaim that most social problems may be solved through the political process of coercive income redistribution. It is often pointed out, for ex ample, that if the government had additional powers to redistribute income, many existing social problems would disappear. This [...]

1Aug1983 | Dennis Bechara | 0 comments | Continued

The Development of Puerto Rico

Mr. Bechara is an attorney in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The Development of the Puerto Rican economy sheds light on the true causes of economic growth. The history of the island’s development is peculiar to it, but the policies implemented in Puerto Rico to achieve progress hold universal appeal. A review of the economic situation since [...]

1Oct1982 | Dennis Bechara | 0 comments | Continued

Cutting the Budget

Mr. Bechara is an attorney in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The current attempt to curtail government spending has stumbled on numerous roadblocks. Any effort to reduce the size of government is always faced with an articulate and well-organized opposition. Scores of social scientists are willing to testify before Congress that if the government eliminates this or [...]

1Apr1982 | Dennis Bechara | 0 comments | Continued

Freedom for Less Developed Countries

Mr. Bechara is an attorney in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The plight of the less developed countries has become one of the most hotly debated issues in international affairs. World-wide organizations have been established with the common purpose of uniting the less developed countries to obtain resources from the developed countries. Opinion leaders are almost unanimous [...]

1Feb1982 | Dennis Bechara | 0 comments | Continued

Efficiency in Government

The control of bureaucratic waste hinges upon limiting the scope of governmental activity.

1May1979 | Dennis Bechara | 6 comments | Continued

The Costs of Occupational Licensing

Occupational licensing restricts the supply of services and raises costs to consumers, with no guarantee of quality.

1Apr1979 | Dennis Bechara | 0 comments | Continued

The Dangers of Collectivism

How consumers lose as political power is substituted for purchasing power.

1Feb1979 | Dennis Bechara | 3 comments | Continued

The Market for Labor

Concerning syndicalism, profit sharing, codetermination and other coercive measures to give managerial power to laborers.

1Mar1978 | Dennis Bechara | 0 comments | Continued

Another View of Consumerism

Any movement grounded in mistrust of the market will further diminish our freedom.

1Oct1977 | Dennis Bechara | 0 comments | Continued

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