'Drink Less, Work More', Billionaire Tells Non-Rich
By Robert Frank | CNBC – Thu, Aug 30, 2012 11:26 AM EDT
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Gina Rinehart seems to court controversy - from her family lawsuits to her battles with Australian media.
Gina RinehartNow, the Australian mining heiress, worth $19 billion and earlier this year thought to be the world's richest woman, has sparked another controversy in her latest column in Australian Resources and Investment magazine. (Yes, I am a registered reader online.) Rinehart rails against class warfare and says the non-rich should stop attacking the rich and go to work.
"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."
