Because a character with enough intelligence and money does not need powers to be at Spiderman level.
It would also make it harder for him to relate to normal people, damaging his ability to be the hero of the people.
None of the billionaire heroes have been able to build empathy because they have few 'normal' people to interact with and inspire.
Without Booster Gold, Blue Beetle would come across as a smart guy playing hero with superhumans that completely outclass anything he can come up with.
I could also point out that GA and Ted Kord both used most of their company's assets to further their cause as superheroes. The result was they eventually went broke trying to keep pace with powerhouses.
Spiderman with a lot of money would spend all of it on tech to better fight crime and higher level supervillains. The result should follow.
PS. It is odd that people say that Batman is a joke because his gear is so close to street level, then say he should be broke because he must spend billions. If he is using his fists to beat up groups of criminals, he is not wasting money. If he has a suit that can take a rocket point blank, he is not trashing the suit every arc against normal street crime. What would break his bank is something like Batman Inc. Except he is fighting a trillion dollar empire, and discovering a new energy source.
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