""There are SUPERHEROES on the STREETS!" The homeless" Topic

…superhuman crisis of the 70s

"In the 1970s, with supernatural crises winding down and public perception of superhumans turning sour after falling out with the Civil Rights Movement, people began questioning whether we needed national superhero teams at all. The US and USSR decided to pursue a policy of detente, which included scaling back their super teams and keeping them away from the world stage. For years, they had served as the supernatural defense for their respective nations, and thanks to government backing, did not have the need for any normal occupation…"

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Armand

Not sure I buy this idea – there can't be that many superpowers that couldn't be monetised. Mostly in construction – think what Magneto (I know he's a villain) could charge on large scale construction of bridges or steel and glass office blocks.

Supervillains will always be willing, at a minimum, to engage in extortion to get money, so there will always be work for superheroes.

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Amicalement
Armand

20thmaine: read the link!

I did.

So Nixon made it illegal to use powers for profit – and this led to homeless washed up supeheroes?

I still don't buy it. Plenty of people would pay for these services, and a lot of the heroes would have just found themselves in some sort of "ask no questions, cash in hand payment" economy.

What prevents someone with superpowers from selling cars or real estate? Get a job!