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"There is no monopoly on becoming a millionaire," she writes. "If you're jealous of those with more money, don't just sit there and complain. Do something to make more money yourself - spend less time drinking, or smoking and socializing and more time working."

Rinehart's remarks drew immediate fire from senior Australian ministers. Treasurer Wayne Swan said in a statement that Rinehart had delivered "an insult to the millions of Australian workers who go to work and slog it out to feed the kids and pay the bills."

dales wrote:Perhaps.

Pity rehab doesn't come with some basis in statistics.

yrs,
rubato

Pity rehab doesn't come with some basis in statistics.

yrs,
rubato

rubato wrote:

dales wrote:Perhaps.

You could address that "perhaps" by looking at the data.

If you cared about the truth.

Pity rehab doesn't come with some basis in statistics.

yrs,
rubato

"The world's biggest troll", Cruella de Vil and a Bond villain.

That's one pundit's unflattering portrait of Gina Rinehart, amid largely scathing international coverage of her latest speech.

Much of the overseas coverage of Mrs Rinehart's speech to the Sydney Mining Club, posted on YouTube, has been scathing and sarcastic, with the Atlantic Wire, a sister website to The Atlantic magazine, calling her the "world's biggest troll".

Rinehart knows what it means to pull yourself up by the bootstraps. She inherited a fortune now estimated to be worth about $18 billion. That's a heavy burden to bear

"Rinehart, an Australian, was (we think) trying to make a point about wages and bettering Australia's mining industry," the article said. "Essentially all those factors make Rinehart ... that perfect mix of Bond villain, Marie Antoinette and Cruella de Vil ..."

"Why she chose to say that Australians should look at the sad state of African miners making less than $2 per day is beyond us."

The part of Mrs Rinehart's speech that drew the widespread criticism was: "The evidence is inarguable that Australia is becoming too expensive and too uncompetitive to do export-oriented business.

"Africans want to work, and its workers are willing to work for less than $2 per day. Such statistics make me worry for this country's future."

The Atlantic Wire article also listed what is known about Mrs Rinehart, examining where her wealth came from, her media interests and politicians' comments about her.

"Essentially all those factors make Rinehart ... that perfect mix of Bond villain, Marie Antoinette and Cruella de Vil - the kind of stinking rich and socially ham-fisted character that's so easy to hate.

"And don't think for second that the politicians and news agencies giving her air time aren't enjoying every second of it."

The BBC estimated that, while Mrs Rinehart was talking about pay rates for African workers, she was earning $600 a second.

The Los Angeles Times reported Mrs Rinehart was "back with some more helpful advice" a week after she told poor Australians to work harder and drink and smoke less.

"Yep, it's getting harder and harder to be a job creator," the article said.

"Rinehart knows what it means to pull yourself up by the bootstraps. She inherited a fortune now estimated to be worth about $18 billion. That's a heavy burden to bear."

Newser covered Mrs Rinehart's speech under the headline "World's Richest Woman's New Idea: Wages of $2 a Day".



Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/worlds-m ... z25ekVIX8v

Gob wrote:

"...

"Africans want to work, and its workers are willing to work for less than $2 per day. Such statistics make me worry for this country's future."
...

Try reading for comprehension and basing your response on what she actually says...

Sean wrote:That's absolute horseshit Rubey!
Try reading for comprehension and basing your response on what she actually says...

Don't be afraid to try new things!

Sean wrote:Do me a favour... You wouldn't recognise a logical response if it jumped up and bit you in the arse!

There is no point in you trying to pass yourself off as an educated, intelligent man here anymore. Everybody can see your ignorance and lack of intelligence. You are no more a scientist than I am (and I'm not one).