I often think I have spent enough time outside Finland..
Education and tax cuts and evasion brain drain is a serious
problem, but it is improving.
EU is working on the dilemma of London in terms of tax
evasion, and it seems the origins of western "brain drain"
(Thatcher's UK) is waking up after Rover was sold for 12
Sterling.
Personally I have enjoyed the increase of russian names
in Linux code, the internet and on Nokia, finnish
university name lists,etc.
Not to forget the indian, etc influx and hopefully return
of brain power from and to many other nations and companies.
Ilmarinen.
P.S. Most finns return to Finland when it is time for
the kids to start school, those who do it later on face
the task of the kids needing supporting classes to catch
up. (US to finnish schools)
P.P.S. Private schools banned in the 70s, but it takes
tax money to keep public schools going, as well as the
local high paid jobs to pay the (progressive) taxes to
pay for those schools. (I'm using the US definitions, not
the UK)
P.P.P.S Basic idea that private schools can solve the
problems at the input, public cannot, but if not enough
national money for everyone, one has to start somewhere. |
