The Gina Rinehart Poverty Gaffes meme stems from a 2012 column in an industry magazine where the Australian mining magnate criticized the 'jealousy' of the middle class toward the wealthy. She famously suggested that those struggling should 'spend less time drinking, or smoking and socializing, and more time working.' This tone-deaf advice from one of the world's richest women sparked immediate global backlash and became a recurring template for satirizing billionaire disconnect. The meme is typically used to mock out-of-touch financial advice or to highlight the vast divide between the working class and the ultra-wealthy, often pairing her image with increasingly absurd or condescending tips for escaping poverty.