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Yavin4

(35,446 posts) Fri Jul 12, 2013, 07:28 PM Jul 2013

Property Damage in Super Hero Movies

The property damage in many super hero movies is in the billions of dollars. In one X-Men movie, Magneto completely destroys the historic Golden Gate bridge in SF. In a Hulk movie, the Hulk and a bad guy wreck Harlem, and the Avengers team all but destroy mid-town Manhattan. Superman and Batman also have had epic battles against bad guys which tear prime commercial real estate in a major city.

Who pays for this damage? Certainly not the insurance companies. Where is the money going to come from to rebuild these cities? Should the federal government step in? Good luck getting the money from congress.

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Property Damage in Super Hero Movies (Original Post) Yavin4 Jul 2013 OP

Stan Lee. bluesbassman Jul 2013 #1

A Republican solution would be to eliminate food stamps and cut medicare Auggie Jul 2013 #2

More guns! Mr.Bill Jul 2013 #3

'Avengers' Damage to Manhattan Would Cost $160 Billion, Disaster Expert Estimates (Exclusive) baldguy Jul 2013 #4

Marvel had this short series titled about a construction company called "Damage Control" haele Jul 2013 #5

Well, Dah... WCGreen Jul 2013 #6

With Batman Broken_Hero Jul 2013 #7

Molecule Man on call ... zbdent Jul 2013 #8

Do Wayne and Stark get huge tax breaks because of it? Yavin4 Jul 2013 #9

It's a tax write off for expenses. tammywammy Jul 2013 #10

To quote Hot Fuzz... NuclearDem Jul 2013 #11

bluesbassman

(19,379 posts)

1. Stan Lee.

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Fri Jul 12, 2013, 07:38 PM

Jul 2013

He's richer than Bill Gates now.

Auggie

(31,191 posts)

2. A Republican solution would be to eliminate food stamps and cut medicare

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Fri Jul 12, 2013, 07:46 PM

Jul 2013

Mr.Bill

(24,327 posts)

3. More guns!

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Fri Jul 12, 2013, 07:48 PM

Jul 2013

baldguy

(36,649 posts)

4. 'Avengers' Damage to Manhattan Would Cost $160 Billion, Disaster Expert Estimates (Exclusive)

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Fri Jul 12, 2013, 07:57 PM

Jul 2013

The wreckage in Midtown Manhattan, all told, would top the financial carnage of 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Japanese tsunami.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/avengers-damage-manhattan-would-cost-160-billion-322486

haele

(12,679 posts)

5. Marvel had this short series titled about a construction company called "Damage Control"

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Fri Jul 12, 2013, 08:15 PM

Jul 2013

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damage_Control_(comics)
Apparently started and funded by Stark Enterprises, and it also appeared to be a part-time job for superheroes, mutants and others who aren't self-supporting or part of a group.

Makes sense to become part of a "devastation clean-up" crew if you've got superpowers, as I'd imagine it's difficult to live a "normal" life and job you don't have the talent or inclination to spend your time fighting super-villains or are lucky enough to have a rich backer or superhero group to fall back on.

Haele

WCGreen

(45,558 posts)

6. Well, Dah...

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Fri Jul 12, 2013, 08:35 PM

Jul 2013

They sell all that on the cutting edge evil doing stuff to other aspiring super villains.

Broken_Hero

(59,305 posts)

7. With Batman

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Fri Jul 12, 2013, 09:48 PM

Jul 2013

he always donates money via his Wayne Corp business, and I think when Superman fucks shit up, he gets loans from Bats as well. On the Marvel side I imagine Tony Stark pays for a lot of it....

zbdent

(35,392 posts)

8. Molecule Man on call ...

Reply to Broken_Hero (Reply #7)

Fri Jul 12, 2013, 09:54 PM

Jul 2013

and, in a pinch, Franklin Richards.

Phoenix is a bit too unstable, and is almost always dead ...

Yavin4

(35,446 posts)

9. Do Wayne and Stark get huge tax breaks because of it?

Reply to Broken_Hero (Reply #7)

Fri Jul 12, 2013, 10:04 PM

Jul 2013

I would imagine so.

tammywammy

(26,582 posts)

10. It's a tax write off for expenses.

Reply to Yavin4 (Reply #9)

Fri Jul 12, 2013, 10:54 PM

Jul 2013

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)

11. To quote Hot Fuzz...

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Fri Jul 12, 2013, 10:57 PM

Jul 2013

"Well, I wouldn't argue that it wasn't a no-holds-barred, adrenaline-fueled thrill ride. But there is no way you can perpetrate that amount of carnage and mayhem and not incur a considerable amount of paperwork."

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