• @pjwestin
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    51 hour ago

    Wait, why does Superman have income? Has he been charging the people for his services this whole time?

    • Flying SquidOPM
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      41 hour ago

      He keeps sending bills to Lois and she just keeps paying them like an idiot.

    • @Lumisal
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      136 minutes ago

      Well he did that one time he wanted to catch that gang leader, million dollar joe or something like that

    • @[email protected]
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      21 hour ago

      Maybe there’s a shell company that Clark Kent makes payments to, and then Superman bills it for nonexistent super-services so that he can have some spending money while in costume.

      • @pjwestin
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        152 minutes ago

        But the minimum taxable income is $13K, so the only reason to run this scam would be if Superman was spending more than thirteen grand in costume, and that would raise so many more questions!

  • @sleepydragn1
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    184 hours ago

    Now that Superman claimed me as a dependent on his taxes, the government took away my HSA and I’ve gone headlong into CRIPPLING MEDICAL DEBT!

    Thanks Superman!

  • Jo Miran
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    255 hours ago

    I believe this comic panel contains all the context necessary.

    • @Lumisal
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      135 minutes ago

      Exactly. Clearly he has 2 billion kids - that’s why the world population is so high today and they call that generation the “Baby Boomers”.

      Turns out their kryptonite was lead tho.

    • Flying SquidOPM
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      204 hours ago

      I’m a mod so I’m allowed to break the rules, but I promise to ban myself if I do it again.

  • @kryptonianCodeMonkey
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    4 hours ago

    What income do they think he has, taxable or not? Does the IRS know about his secret identity, but they’re just cool and keep it to themselves?

  • IninewCrow
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    74 hours ago

    “As a matter of fact, we have to now PAY HIM $12 billion in repayments from the government … he’ll destroy the country’s economic stability! He’s doomed us all!”

  • @Lauchs
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    145 hours ago

    Taxing a guy who saves the world on a regular basis seems rude.

    • Flying SquidOPM
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      325 hours ago

      Also, he fights for truth, justice and the American way, and what’s more American than finding a loophole to avoid paying taxes?

    • @ilinamorato
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      24 hours ago

      As I recall, the IRS agent ended up being a bit apologetic about the whole thing.

  • @masquenox
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    105 hours ago

    So, just the bog-standard argument justifying the existence of wealth-hoarding capitalists, then?

  • @ilinamorato
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    44 hours ago

    I remember this one. Silver age DC was weird, y’all.