Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!

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| author = Ralph Nader

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| publisher = Seven Stories Press

| pub_date = 22 September 2009

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| pages = 736 pp

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Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us! is a 2009 work of fiction by American political activist Ralph Nader, described by him as a practical utopia, in the style of Edward Bellamy's 1888 utopian novel Looking Backwards.Nader, Ralph. [http://nader.org/2009/09/22/a-novel-idea/ Only the Super Rich Can Save Us!] Nader.org. 22 September 2009.

Nader wrote the book to inspire imaginative solutions to the problem of corrupt politicians and financial institutions.Long, Rob. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704471504574440954001791002 One Man's Utopia.] The Wall Street Journal. 29 September 2009.Khatchadourian, Raffi. [http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2009/09/28/090928ta_talk_khatchadourian Nader’s Blueprint.] The New Yorker. 28 September 2009.

Similarity to ''Atlas Shrugged''

Just as Atlas Shrugged, by conservative author Ayn Rand, portrayed self-interested successful capitalists working to create a "Utopia of Greed" that is free from government, Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us! portrays an altruistic group of super-rich individuals working to "re-make government" and where "the rebellious rich take on the reigning rich."Moyer, Justin. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160629152246/http://onlythesuperrich.org/blog/?p=126 Novel comparison: Ayn Rand and Ralph Nader] The Washington Post. 23 October 2009.

The novel's protagonist is inspired by Warren Buffett. On August 14, 2011, Warren Buffett wrote an influential op-ed entitled, "Stop Coddling the Super-rich",Buffett, Warren. [https://nytimes.com/2011/08/15/opinion/stop-coddling-the-super-rich.html Stop Coddling the Super-Rich] The New York Times. 14 August 2011. which argues that the super-rich should bear more responsibility and pay their "fair share" of taxes.

References

External links

{{Official website|http://onlythesuperrich.org/}}
[https://sevenstories.com/books/3381-only-the-super-rich-can-save-us Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!] at Seven Stories Press

Category:2009 science fiction novels

Category:Works by Ralph Nader

Category:Utopian novels

Category:Seven Stories Press books