Does Roshi legally own the land his island is on? Does he pay rent?
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Does Roshi legally own the land his island is on? Does he pay rent?
I always wondered if Roshi legally owned the land his island is on, or just randomly built a house there on his own. Did he officially purchase the land from whatever province its located in? Does he pay rent/mortgage for the house? In real life you can't just claim an island, let's say off the bahamas, as your own. The government of whatever country it's nearest on would be knocking on your door eventually.
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He likely pays as much in taxes as Toriyama does.
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He probably gives the taxmen the same treatment he gave to the Red Ribbon Army.
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The feds put Roshi in cuffs, Roshi snaps the cuffs, the feds bring guns, Rushi catches the bullets, and then the feds say "Fair enough" and leave.
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The feds work for Roushi.
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Re: Does Roshi legally own the land his island is on? Does he pay rent?
This topic seems more appropriate for the In-Universe Discussion form.
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The thing is we know Roshi has no real job (he also doesn't compete in the Earths tournaments anymore where he could get prize money), but we see his house is packed with food, magazines, a TV, and other household stuff. Where is he getting the money to pay for this stuff? Doesn't he have taxes?
He obviously has to also travel from his island to the nearest city to stock up on food and household supplies like toilet paper and toothpaste when he runs out, so he's obviously using some form of currency to pay for this stuff as I assume he's not a thief. And I doubt Bulma is giving him money or anything, so his income has to be coming from somewhere. Do you think he collects social security from his days as Jackie Chun?
He obviously has to also travel from his island to the nearest city to stock up on food and household supplies like toilet paper and toothpaste when he runs out, so he's obviously using some form of currency to pay for this stuff as I assume he's not a thief. And I doubt Bulma is giving him money or anything, so his income has to be coming from somewhere. Do you think he collects social security from his days as Jackie Chun?
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Re: Does Roshi legally own the land his island is on? Does he pay rent?
How does any retired old person pay for anything? Evidently his past martial arts excursions have given him enough money to live modestly off of for centuries.precita wrote: โSun Aug 01, 2021 6:39 pm The thing is we know Roshi has no real job (he also doesn't compete in the Earths tournaments anymore where he could get prize money), but we see his house is packed with food, magazines, a TV, and other household stuff. Where is he getting the money to pay for this stuff? Doesn't he have taxes?
He obviously has to also travel from his island to the nearest city to stock up on food and household supplies like toilet paper and toothpaste when he runs out, so he's obviously using some form of currency to pay for this stuff as I assume he's not a thief. And I doubt Bulma is giving him money or anything, so his income has to be coming from somewhere. Do you think he collects social security from his days as Jackie Chun?
Occam's Razor, folks.
Yamcha: Do you remember the spell to release him - do you know all the words?
Bulma: Of course! I'm not gonna pull a Frieza and screw it up!
Master Roshi: Bulma, I think Frieza failed because he wore too many clothes!
Cold World (Fanfic)
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Bulma: Of course! I'm not gonna pull a Frieza and screw it up!
Master Roshi: Bulma, I think Frieza failed because he wore too many clothes!
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Re: Does Roshi legally own the land his island is on? Does he pay rent?
I think a better question is...
How the hell does he get electricity out there?
How the hell does he get electricity out there?
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Well, we know his house is manufactured by Capsule Corporation (from when he moved it to the mainland to train Kuririn and Goku), so it must run on the same or similar portable energy source as the Capsule house Bulma carried around with her when she first met Goku. Whether that's solar energy (perfect location, an island) or a battery that lasts for hundreds of years (plausible for a CC product), who knows.
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Is it? Capsules can make huge objects smaller and decrease mass. With that sort of tech, a powerful long lasting energy source should be nothing.
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The mans' a walking generator.
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Re: Does Roshi legally own the land his island is on? Does he pay rent?
I don't think that a person even needs permission to take up residence on a deserted island. If it's not within the borders of any nation or territory, it should be fair game.
Regardless of legal boundaries, who exactly is going to prevent a martial arts master with immense Ki from living someplace? It would be like trying to evict Superman from his farm home when its damn well impossible to force him out...unless you got a truck full of kryptonite(which is even lethal to humans) or you can somehow generate the radiation from a red star upon him.
That actually sounds like it could be a fun TV show. "Evicting Gods"
Regardless of legal boundaries, who exactly is going to prevent a martial arts master with immense Ki from living someplace? It would be like trying to evict Superman from his farm home when its damn well impossible to force him out...unless you got a truck full of kryptonite(which is even lethal to humans) or you can somehow generate the radiation from a red star upon him.
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I think the real question we should be asking is: "how has Roshi not been sued by Bulma's father for sexual harassing her?"
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Re: Does Roshi legally own the land his island is on? Does he pay rent?
I feel like her dad is well aware that people in glass houses ought not throw stones.BootyCheeksJohnson wrote: โWed Aug 04, 2021 5:36 am I think the real question we should be asking is: "how has Roshi not been sued by Bulma's father for sexual harassing her?"
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Re: Does Roshi legally own the land his island is on? Does he pay rent?
His reputation as God of Martial Arts pre-DB / throughout DB era grants privileges specific to himprecita wrote: โSun Aug 01, 2021 4:40 pm I always wondered if Roshi legally owned the land his island is on, or just randomly built a house there on his own. Did he officially purchase the land from whatever province its located in? Does he pay rent/mortgage for the house? In real life you can't just claim an island, let's say off the bahamas, as your own. The government of whatever country it's nearest on would be knocking on your door eventually.
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When have we seen Dr.Briefs sexually harass anyone?JulieYBM wrote: โWed Aug 04, 2021 9:18 amI feel like her dad is well aware that people in glass houses ought not throw stones.BootyCheeksJohnson wrote: โWed Aug 04, 2021 5:36 am I think the real question we should be asking is: "how has Roshi not been sued by Bulma's father for sexual harassing her?"