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| title = Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!
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| author = Ralph Nader
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| elevator pitch = An altruistic group of super-rich individuals working to "re-make government" and where "the rebellious rich take on the reigning rich." ''(Wikipedia)''
| genre = Utopian novel
| publication date = September 22, 2009
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{{quote|''"This book is not a novel. Nor is it nonfiction. In the literary world, it might be described as 'a practical utopia.' I call it a fictional vision that could become a new reality. Some known and not-well-known people appear in fictional roles. I invite your imaginative engagement."''|author's note}}
'''''"Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!"''''' is a 2009 [[
In 2005, billionaire [[Warren Buffett]] watches the damage of [[Hurricane Katrina]] and, seeing the slow government response, decides to help out himself. After helping out, a woman shouts, "Only the super-rich can save us!" Buffett gets an idea. He will help fix the country, with the help of some other super-rich folks, the Meliorists:
* [[Bill Cosby]], comedian and philanthropist
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* [[Phil Donahue]], talk show host
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110304022541/http://www.gatesfoundation.org/leadership/Pages/william-gates-sr.aspx William Gates, Sr.], attorney and father of [[Bill Gates]]
* [http://www.joejamail.com/ Joe Jamail], attorney, known as the "King of Torts"
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* [[Paul Newman]], actor and philanthropist
* [[Yoko Ono]], musician and activist
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* [[Ross Perot]], businessman and occasional presidential candidate
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100604092543/http://www.soros.org/about/bios/a_soros George Soros], investor and philanthropist
* [http://www.tedturner.com/ Ted Turner], media mogul
Other celebrities who appear are [[Warren Beatty]], [[Woody Harrelson]], and Governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]].
Nader was inspired by Edward Bellamy's utopian novel ''[[Looking Backward]]''; the book could be considered a left-wing ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]''.
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* [[Alternate History]]: The novel takes place in an alternate 2006.
* [[Arc Words]]: "Stay tuned."
* [[Author Avatar]]: The Meliorists are basically Ralph Nader disguised as celebrities.
* [[Author Tract]]
* [[Character Filibuster]]: Frequent.
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* [[Love At First Sight]]: Bad guy Lancelot Lobo is instantly smitten with [[Yoko Ono]] upon seeing her speak at the Meliorsts' press conference.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Lancelot Lobo; <s>Sean Hannity</s> Pawn Vanity; Wal-Mart CEO Leighton Clott; Senator Thurston Thinkalot; charismatic businessman Luke Skyhi; election law expert Theresa Tieknots; Senators Prune, Sunup, Merchant, and Bitter; farmers Gil Groundwork and Hal Horsefeathers; Jasper Cumbersome III, CEO of The Leviathan Corporation
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: Averted with most of the main characters, but some secondary characters are barely
* [[Operation Blank]]
* [[Propaganda Machine]]
* [[Punny Name]]: Head of recruitment Seymour Depth; evil businessmen Hugh Mongous, Sy Clopean and Cole Ossal
* [[Real Person Fic]]: But the complete opposite of
* [[Rule of Three]]: As observed [http://bitterlybooks.blogspot.com/search/label/Only%20the%20Super-Rich%20Can%20Save%20Us here], Nader uses groups of three throughout the book.
* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]]:
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* [[Strawman Political]]: [[Big Business]].
* [[Title Drop]]: After [[Warren Buffett]] has helped out during [[Hurricane Katrina]], a woman cries out...
* [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]]: Though in keeping with the letter of the trope, not the
* [[Write Who You Know]]: Brilliant political consultant Bill Hillman creates fantastic ads for the Meliorists' campaign; in real life, Hillman worked on Nader's 2000 presidential campaign. Nader himself isn't a character in the book, but a young critic of the auto industry's unsafe products is mentioned, as well as "the astute restauranteur Nathra Nader" (Ralph's father).
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