| "Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!" | |
| Author: | Ralph Nader |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Semi-Fiction |
| Publisher: | Seven Stories Press |
| Pub Date: | 22 September 2009 |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages: | 736 pp |
| Isbn: | 1-58322-903-5 |
| Dewey: | 361.7/40973 22 |
| Congress: | HV27 .N33 2009 |
| Oclc: | 351302240 |
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.[1]
Nader wrote the book to inspire imaginative solutions to the problem of corrupt politicians and financial institutions.[2] [3]
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."[4]
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",[5] which argues that the super-rich should bear more responsibility and pay their "fair share" of taxes.