{"product_id":"andrew-carnegie-speaks-to-the-1-9781515400387","title":"Andrew Carnegie Speaks to the 1%","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore the 99% occupied Wall Street...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBefore the concept of social justice had impinged on the social conscience...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBefore the social safety net had even been conceived...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy the turn of the 20th Century, the era of the robber barons, Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) had already accumulated a staggeringly large fortune; he was one of the wealthiest people on the globe. He guaranteed his position as one of the wealthiest men ever when he sold his steel business to create the United States Steel Corporation. Following that sale, he spent his last 18 years, he gave away nearly 90% of his fortune to charities, foundations, and universities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHis charitable efforts actually started far earlier. At the age of 33, he wrote a memo to himself, noting \"...The amassing of wealth is one of the worse species of idolatry. No idol more debasing than the worship of money.\" In 1881, he gave a library to his hometown of Dunfermline, Scotland. In 1889, he spelled out his belief that the rich should use their wealth to help enrich society, in an article called \"The Gospel of Wealth\" this book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarnegie writes that the best way of dealing with wealth inequality is for the wealthy to redistribute their surplus means in a responsible and thoughtful manner, arguing that surplus wealth produces the greatest net benefit to society when it is administered carefully by the wealthy. He also argues against extravagance, irresponsible spending, or self-indulgence, instead promoting the administration of capital during one's lifetime toward the cause of reducing the stratification between the rich and poor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThough written more than a century ago, Carnegie's words still ring true today, urging a better, more equitable world through greater social consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-54588\"\u003eAndrew Carnegie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gray Rabbit Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.08d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781515400387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1515400387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS008000\"\u003eBusiness Ethics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS046000\"\u003eMotivational\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC033000\"\u003ePhilanthropy \u0026amp; Charity\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gray Rabbit Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44433239638253,"sku":"9781515400387","price":6.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_f0a4a784-9c89-4c1d-a094-130003a66b0b.jpg?v=1700060468","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/andrew-carnegie-speaks-to-the-1-9781515400387","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}