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Originally posted by Cosmic4life
Should I
Mate of mine works 6 months of the year, not including the 6 weeks holidays, works 1 week up on the mines has one week at home. One on one off.
$120,000 a year he earns doing that..
The average wage in the mines is $90 000, thats for working six months a year, 12 hour days. Unskilled, Tradies earn far more than that.
You are all talking crap, no idea what is going on. The carbon taxes and mining taxes are hobbling Australia.
Gillard is destroying this country.
Thats what Gena is saying, you pretend you know whats going on. Brainwashed by the media.edit on 5-9-2012 by borntowatch because: (no reason given)
No one deserves to make billions of dollars at the expense of everyone else
Originally posted by borntowatch
This is a big lie and the OP knows it.
The media spin on this is terrible and it shows the blind mentality of sheeple.
Australia is being rooted by the government and people are stupid enough to blame the mining sector, cos they are led by the main stream media
You deserve what you get in my opinion.
Originally posted by AlphaHawk
reply to post by MountainLaurel
No one deserves to make billions of dollars at the expense of everyone else
Yeah putting food on the tables of thousands of people is a terrible thing to do.
No one in her employ earns $2 a day and no one ever will.
In fact Hancock Prospecting is one of the better paying miners in Australia.
But it's ok, keep on spreading the lie that she wants Australians to earn $2.
Originally posted by AlphaHawk
reply to post by MountainLaurel
No one deserves to make billions of dollars at the expense of everyone else
Yeah putting food on the tables of thousands of people is a terrible thing to do.
No one in her employ earns $2 a day and no one ever will.
In fact Hancock Prospecting is one of the better paying miners in Australia.
But it's ok, keep on spreading the lie that she wants Australians to earn $2.
Originally posted by Zaanny
Originally posted by Darkrunner
I'm all for corporations paying a fair wage, but here in the states at least, the unions have become so greedy they rival the corporations themselves in terms of greed and corruption.
Nothing is ever enough. No benefits package, no wage is enough. They go on strike every other year, demanding more and more. And then when the company goes bankrupt, they all sit around scratching their heads, wondering why. And then demand a bail out.
Like I said, employers should pay a fair wage, but I can say I understand when some companies get tired of union nonsense and outsource.
Ummm you might want to research what your saying.
Unions fight for a LIVING wage.
Unions fought for your overtime, weekends, holidays off, 8 hour work days to name a few.
But hey if you want to stand over there all by yourself enjoy.
I will be over here with my fellow brothers and sisters fighting for better working conditions for your ungrateful backside.
Originally posted by AlphaHawk
reply to post by MountainLaurel
No one deserves to make billions of dollars at the expense of everyone else
Yeah putting food on the tables of thousands of people is a terrible thing to do.
No one in her employ earns $2 a day and no one ever will.
In fact Hancock Prospecting is one of the better paying miners in Australia.
But it's ok, keep on spreading the lie that she wants Australians to earn $2.
Originally posted by peck420
Originally posted by ollncasino
Originally posted by Raelsatu
From what I've heard (and seen) of this woman in the past week, I can say she's despicable...
She inhered a $1.5bn mining empire from her father and then rode the wave of China buying up Australian minerals.
Yet she feels she must share her business wisdom with the little people?
A drunken baboon would have been successful as her.
edit on 5-9-2012 by ollncasino because: (no reason given)
Not to be a pest, but Gina Reinhart had a net worth of approximately $75 million when her father passed. Her, or the team her father left her, turned that into approximately $29.17 billion. Far more than inflation would cover.
She may say stupid things, but she may also be brilliant when it comes to her business'.
And, no, a drunken baboon would not have been as successful as her, many have inherited more and lost it.
Originally posted by AlphaHawk
How many here have actually watched all of the Rinehart video?
I suspect very few.
Originally posted by Dissobey
reply to post by artistpoet
Βut i don't know how...I wish I could.I am really sick of our society
she was stating that her company and many like hers can't compete with Africa competitors because of there $2 a day wages ....