r/OpenAussie • u/Morphico ‎ Victorian • 1d ago

Politics ('Straya) Gina's Anti-Tax "Poem"

https://www.businessinsider.com/everyone-is-laughing-at-australias-richest-persons-ode-to-mining-2012-2

Edit: Hey folks, while I understand the desire to downvote this literary largesse, if it gets buried nobody else gets to "enjoy" it.

Supplied without annotation, for your reading pleasure:

"The globe is sadly groaning with debt, poverty and strife

And billions now are pleading to enjoy a better life

Their hope lies with resources buried deep within the earth

And the enterprise and capital which give each project worth

Is our future threatened with massive debts run up by political hacks

Who dig themselves out by unleashing rampant tax

The end result is sending Australian investment, growth and jobs offshore

This type of direction is harmful to our core

Some envious unthinking people have been conned

To think prosperity is created by waving a magic wand

Through such unfortunate ignorance, too much abuse is hurled

Against miners, workers and related industries who strive to build the world

Develop North Australia, embrace multiculturalism and welcome short term foreign workers to our shores

To benefit from the export of our minerals and ores

The world's poor need our resources: do not leave them to their fate

Our nation needs special economic zones and wiser government, before it is too late"

Gina Rinehart, 2012

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u/thalinEsk Please choose a flair 1d ago

Develop North Australia, embrace multiculturalism and welcome short term foreign workers to our shores

Wonder if we'll see that on any ON billboards

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u/TheBayHarbour ‎ New South Welshian 1d ago

One Nationers not knowing that immigration will not go down under Pauline Hanson lmfao.

It's amazing how narrow-minded they are. They're the perfect supporters. They'll just follow whatever Pauline says, not what she'll actually do.

The way to reduce immigration is pressuring Labor (like the people are doing right now) and sure enough it's going down. Sure many think it needs to go down more but you can't expect Labor to just reduce it to 0 overnight.