Wise words from the richest woman in the world.

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**TheHammer**

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

"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."

**Jihadin**

Sebster don't forget to breath while responding to the thread.

**LoneLictor**

Jesus Christ.

If there is any justice in the world, she'll be living on the street, begging for scraps soon.

**ShumaGorath**

Jihadin wrote:
Sebster don't forget to breath while responding to the thread.

This thread isn't very fruitful unless something off the topic comes out of it. Short of relapse drunkenly stumbling in here I suspect market conservatives will just leave it alone.

**feeder**

If JK Rowling said this I could get on board.

OTOH, I wish my daddy was a billionaire

**TheHammer**

Yeah, that's the problem feeder: a lot of people who did work their way up from poverty to success aren't usually awful human beings.

**ShumaGorath**

TheHammer wrote:
Yeah, that's the problem feeder: a lot of people who did work their way up from poverty to success aren't usually awful human beings.

I'm not so sure about that one. To make it huge in your own generation usually requires luck (most of the time) or being unscrupulous (the rest of the time). There are an awful lot of self made people who I wouldn't describe as quality human beings.

**Frazzled**

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

"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."

Where's a Dalek when you need one.

**Lord-Loss**

feeder wrote:
If JK Rowling said this I could get on board.

There is more then a little bit of luck involved in a series making as much money as Harry Pother has....

Rich person who didn't work for their money talks down to poor people, fantastic.

**Amaya**

Jabba is real and it has a hairpiece.

**The Mad Tanker**

Urg...I hate hypocrites. This message would mean more if she had to work for her money.

**Amaya**

Actually, I'm pretty sure Jabba worked much harder than that creature did.

**TheHammer**

Guys, just because she is not a very attractive woman does not mean you should attack her for that.

She's an ugly enough person on the inside that you don't need to resort to sexism.

**d-usa**

Depending on how much of a jerk her dad was, it could have been hard work not pissing him off and loosing your money...

**Amaya**

TheHammer wrote:
Guys, just because she is not a very attractive woman does not mean you should attack her for that.

She's an ugly enough person on the inside that you don't need to resort to sexism.

Really? I'm pretty sure being morbidly obese is pretty damn gender neutral.

**Cheesecat**

TheHammer wrote:
Guys, just because she is not a very attractive woman does not mean you should attack her for that.

She's an ugly enough person on the inside that you don't need to resort to sexism.

Hating someone for looking ugly doesn't make you sexist it just makes you an donkey-cave.

**Jackal**

All that money she has ............ And im still going to out live her, shame.
Cant buy everything with money, but she should atleast think about paying for a face lift at the very least.

**Easy E**

If only she were the only one (or handful) who thought that way.

Welcome to the Gilded Age II: Going Global.

**Jihadin**

I should never have google images of her......"shiver"

**Amaya**

In the vein of calling this woman fat being sexist, I submit that is more socially acceptable for woman to be overweight (not obese) then it is for men. How many overweight men are considered sex symbols? Classical images of beauty portray heavier woman. They also portray beautiful/heroic men as being muscular and lean.

**ShumaGorath**

Amaya wrote:
In the vein of calling this woman fat being sexist, I submit that is more socially acceptable for woman to be overweight (not obese) then it is for men. How many overweight men are considered sex symbols? Classical images of beauty portray heavier woman. They also portray beautiful/heroic men as being muscular and lean.

Classical views on body shape don't really inform modern individual views on attractiveness.

**Amaya**

And yet Christina Hendricks, despite being overweight (borderline at the minimum) is considered a sex symbol along with many other larger women.

**Easy E**

Yes, yes, Amaya your body image issues have been noted in other threads.

Can we try to keep this one on topic? Something about eating cake right?

**kronk**

~~Dude~~ Woman has eaten a lot of cake.

Also, she's a dumbass for saying that.

**CT GAMER**

The Mad Tanker wrote:
Urg...I hate hypocrites. This message would mean more if she had to work for her money.

The fact she sued to keep her own family away from the money so she could have it all to her greedy self is also an awesoem display of "family values" to be emulated and praised.

**Jihadin**

I still CANNOT believe I'm still traumatize by her images......Rossane Barr printed all over her....

**CT GAMER**

Jihadin wrote:
I still CANNOT believe I'm still traumatize by her images......

She doesnt look bad here:

**Jihadin**

Been quite awhile....Dark Crystal?

**daedalus-templarius**

Made her fortune the old fashioned way, by inheriting it.

Classic.

**TheHammer**

Please, she doesn't seem to be any fatter than Newt Gingrich, Dick Armey, or lots of other people. I doubt her appearance or her weight would be an issue for comedy if she was a man.