Critics attack Joe Hockey's claim poorest don't drive cars: POLL

By James Massola, Judith Ireland
Updated August 15 2014 - 4:18pm, first published August 14 2014 - 11:00am

Treasurer Joe Hockey is facing a fresh round of criticism for being out of touch and not understanding the impact of his budget on the less well off after suggesting “poorest people either don't have cars or actually don't drive very far in many cases”.

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