Poor should have less fun, work harder!

[ttt]

You know, like she did! She worked very hard to be born to billionaires!

www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-richest-woman-20120830,0,3323996.story


Just in case you were beginning to think rich people were deeply misunderstood and that they feel the pain of those who are less fortunate, here's the world's wealthiest woman, Australian mining tycoon Gina Rinehart, with some helpful advice.

"If you're jealous of those with more money, don't just sit there and complain," she said in a magazine piece. "Do something to make more money yourself -- spend less time drinking or smoking and socialising, and more time working."

Yeah, let them eat cake.

Rinehart made her money the old-fashioned way: She inherited it. Her family iron ore prospecting fortune of $30.1 billion makes her Australia's wealthiest person and the richest woman on the planet.

"There is no monopoly on becoming a millionaire," she said by way of encouragement.

"Become one of those people who work hard, invest and build, and at the same time create employment and opportunities for others."

Boom. Almost too easy.

Why are people poor? Rinehart blamed what she described as "socialist," anti-business government policies, and urged Australian officials to lower the minimum wage and cut taxes.

"The millionaires and billionaires who choose to invest in Australia are actually those who most help the poor and our young," she said. "This secret needs to be spread widely."

And now it's out there.

Thank you, rich people. We're not worthy.

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Maggie posted this this morning.

[heyjude]

Please. Please tell me la times = the onion.

[ttt]

Aug 30, 2012 18:26:40 GMT -5 @septimus said:

Maggie posted this this morning.

Oops I missed that! Sorry!

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Aug 30, 2012 18:33:31 GMT -5 ttt said:

Aug 30, 2012 18:26:40 GMT -5 @septimus said:

Maggie posted this this morning.

Oops I missed that! Sorry!

Funny enough I just commented on the other one.

[llama]

"Become one of those people who have millionaires for parents!"

Yeah, I'll work on that. Thanks for the tip.