World’s Richest Woman Says People Are Poor Because They’re Lazy Drunks

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/08/30/777271/worlds-richest-woman-poor-drunks/

By Pat Garofalo posted from ThinkProgress Economy on Aug 30, 2012

According to the world’s richest woman, low-income people are only poor because they don’t work hard enough, and because the government has coddled them with a minimum wage that is too high. Australian Gina Rinehart, who inherited her $30 billion fortune, said, “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 socialising, and more time working”:

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Rinehart blamed what she described as “socialist”, anti-business policies for the plight of Australia’s poor, urging the government to lower the minimum wage, as well as taxes, ......