No Matter The Consequences

In Finland, the home of Nokia mobile phones, 10,000 were laid off and the company was bought by Microsoft who promptly fired a further 18,000. These are mainly top IT jobs that we are constantly told are the key to economic prosperity. Although the Finnish government has tried to help with grants and training programs, capital will do what is necessary to maintain the production of profit and accumulation of wealth by the few, no matter what the consequences may be. John Ayers.