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>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"

This wiki page implies that because Ralph Nader wrote the above article in 2011, he inspired the release of a book in 2009?

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I'm not sure why "inspired by Warren Buffett" should be the same as "inspired by Warren Buffett's op-ed", written whenever.

I mean, Warren Buffett predates both his op-ed and the novel in question by good many years.