So you need to be aware, Ms Rinehart, that you are the beneficiary of that government largesse that enabled your father and his partner, Peter Wright, to explore and develop and establish relationships that resulted in substantial personal wealth, and modest state wealth. Without it, you would very likely not be in the position of undue influence that you enjoy today. That largesse means that you received the benefit of entitlement, but it doesnt mean you are someone who is any position to dictate what entitlements should be given in a world sixty years on. Your father, my father, our grandfathers, the fathers of many millions of other Australians and the handful of people who will read this post, all paid taxes. They didnt pay taxes to build a system to enable you to steal labour from Australian workers, or royalties from Australian mineral owners, or the future transport system from our children ... they paid taxes because they wanted to be members of the Australian society, to invest in a future that would be richer than their own in ways well beyond simple fiscal returns.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 05:36:38 +0000
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