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    1 month ago

    Are you comfortable and accepting Superman lasering villains when he could singlehandedly end food shortages worldwide and give free unlimited energy to the world by just turning a large turbine for years?

    It’s comic books, there’s only so much real world logic one can throw in there before they run into the wall of “Someone would have shot the Joker in the head by now, c’mon.”.

    Also, Gotham is a shithole from root to stem. The good folks are the exception, not the rule.






  • He could literally call up a couple folks he knows who have absurd, godly super powers to shut all of that down, or pick up the entire chunk of landmass those problems are stuck in and hurl them into the sun.

    May as well ask why Mr. Fantastic doesn’t cure cancer, or other super geniuses don’t ensure no one ever goes hungry again. We both know the answer: Because the comic would end. Thinking about this shit too hard causes it all to fall apart. The ol’ Superman was a transitional energy source idea. Beyond that, if we’re applying the lens of “Just tax him properly” we can’t also apply the lens of “Just call Superman to eye laser the joker dummy.” Gotta pick a lane here.

    Meanwhile, setting up huge social programs to raise the quality of life for every Gotham resident which would decentivize crime and the wacky crime lords wearing funny outfits and other gimmicks would suddenly find the city less profitable and harder to hire thugs.

    Wayne has. Foundations in both parents names. Hires ex-cons on the regular. Wacky super criminals aren’t typically interested in profitability, Joker isn’t looking to make millions and retire. He’s criminally insane.


  • Here is a short list of shit going on in Gotham at any given time, not including the wide array of psychopaths and supervillains doing shit at any given time:

    1. The insane asylum with the portal to hell (Depending on if you consider Living Hell canon or not.)
    2. The Lazarus pit in the city spewing chemicals into the water supply.
    3. All the other chemicals likely in the water supply from a wide array of sources, including regular pollution and goofy shit.
    4. The remnants of the evil warlock who was sealed under the city for centuries.
    5. The massive mafia presence and general corruption.
    6. The Illuminati that uses zombie soldiers.

    That is not shit proper taxation is going to resolve. You can’t protected bike lane away the zombie controlling Illuminati.