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Note: He does fund infrastructure rebuilding, public healthcare, mental health resources, social services, rehabilitation, etc.
Problem is that he also causes a significant amount of those problems himself. Going out in the middle of the night and giving a TBI to a low level thug isn't the way of bringing the city back from the brink.
That being said, depending on the version of Batman it also depends on Gotham itself. The city is literally cursed and goes through shit constantly partially due to that. Gotham is just a home to evil.
All in all? This is why I like Batman Beyond more or the Flashpoint Paradox version of Bats.
Honestly if the city is literally cursed, then the best use of resources is a) curse breakers or b) relocation program to somewhere not cursed. And then quarantining the city so no one can get in anymore.
There’s a flying alien with every power imaginable living nearby, you’d think Bruce would tell Clark to go fix that curse shit since it’s too big for him to punch
There are also literal magicians a phone call away from him, like Zatanna and Doc Fate, who should know a thing or two about curses and lifting them
Suggesting that Gotham is fucked beyond their pay grade.
Costumed villainy might be the best of all possible worlds. Consider how many of them have doctorates!