Archive for Frank W. Bubb
Fighting Communism with Free Trade and Open Immigration
Frank W. Bubb is chief financial counsel of a Philadelphia-based Fortune 200 company. He resides in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. In the ongoing debates over protectionism versus free trade and restrictive versus liberal immigration policy, those advocating greater freedom have argued primarily on the grounds of economic benefit to Americans. Milton Friedman has argued cogently that Americans [...]
1May1987 | Frank W. Bubb | 0 comments | ContinuedCan Industrial Policy Work?
After a wave of enthusiasm for “industrial policy” in 1983 and 1984, the idea now seems dormant at the national level. The advocates of industrial policy, placed on the defensive by pro-market forces and a robust economy, were compelled to backtrack from their initial assertions that a government agency could successfully pick “winners” among private [...]
1Dec1986 | Frank W. Bubb | 1 comment | ContinuedHostile Acquisitions and the Restructuring of Corporate America
Frank W. Bubb is a corporate securities lawyer residing in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. A free market for corporate control tends to protect shareholders and promote economic health. “I think it is time for Congress to send a clear signal to corporate America that we will no longer tolerate un-restrained warfare between top managements for control of [...]
1May1986 | Frank W. Bubb | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Right To Stagnate
Frank W. Bubb is an attorney residing in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. When force is used to maintain the status quo, basic rights are violated. Every society operates explicitly or implicitly on some theory of rights, that is, a generally shared view of who can do what to whom under what circumstances. Most of us still pay [...]
1Apr1986 | Frank W. Bubb | 0 comments | Continued-
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