▲ 1430 ▼ No doubt (lemmy.world) submitted 10 months ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world 137 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] macmacfire@lemmy.ml 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) I am absolutely arguing that. The rich in actual mid-to-south New York and elsewhere aren't actually taxed, why would the rich in Gotham be? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 9 months ago* Well in the case of Bruce Wayne, as an allegedly ethical billionaire, he'd pay his fair share of taxes wouldn't he? Or he'd spend that money dressing as a bat and punching poor people. I think the Batman fiction depends on the notion of ethically rich. Heck, even the bible challenges the notion over fifteen centuries ago. 🐪🪡💰 ETA: TBF variations of Robin Hood are aristocracy, as was the Scarlet Pimpernel, and I think Zorro was as well. So Bats is not the first rich superhero by far. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 9 months ago* Well in the case of Bruce Wayne, as an allegedly ethical billionaire, he'd pay his fair share of taxes wouldn't he? Or he'd spend that money dressing as a bat and punching poor people. I think the Batman fiction depends on the notion of ethically rich. Heck, even the bible challenges the notion over fifteen centuries ago. 🐪🪡💰 ETA: TBF variations of Robin Hood are aristocracy, as was the Scarlet Pimpernel, and I think Zorro was as well. So Bats is not the first rich superhero by far. permalink fedilink source parent
