#105 questions

[misa-chan13]

Good grief thats a lot

1. Are you solitary or in a coven?

Solitary

2. Do you consider yourself Wiccan, Pagan, witch, or other?

Pagan who practices witchcraft

3. What is your zodiac sign?

Cancer

4. Do you have a Patron God/dess?

Loki I've tried to find a goddess i connect with my favorites would be hela, kali, sekhmet

5. Do you work with a Pantheon?

No? The closest thing would be norse but that wasn't by choice

6. Do you use tarot, palmistry, or 
any other kind of divination?

I can do tarot and I've dabbled in crystal scrying my pendulum is blue sand stone its so pretty

7. What are some of your favorite herbs to use in your practice? (if any)

rosemary i use it for everything i love normal mint and spearmint not peppermint, and sage i would like to grow my own to make bundles

8. How would you define your craft?

Eclectic makeshift chaos

9. Do you curse? If not, do you accept others who do?

Have it was very successful 10/10 would recommend their car went on fire and all their money inside i honestly wanted to clap that said its not to be done lightly or taken lightly i took this persons abuse for 10 years before doing this you don't have to go to this extent but i definitely feel like it should be reserved as a last resort

10. How long have you been practicing?

Since i was 13 i was obsessed with kikis delivery service as a kid so according to me that when i was supposed to start practicing

11. Do you currently or have you ever had any familiars?

Yes i have 2 now and one has passed on we haven't done much spellwork with the new one but the older one i have done a bit with

12. Do you believe in Karma or
Reincarnation?

Yes both

13. Do you have a magical name?

No but i don't use my real name for anything but legal

14. Are you “out of the broom closet”?

I was never in my moms a witch

15. What was the last spell you performed?

Job spell for my roommate i think i only do spells if i have a reason

16. Would you consider yourself knowledgeable?

Eternal student

17. Do you write your own spells?

Yep best way to do it in my opinion i do buy various books and have used others spells as a reference and framework but used individual items and words (i have a reference spell i use for talismans)

18. Do you have a book of shadows?
If so, how is it written and/or set up?

I call it a grimoire don't understand the question its a notebook for magic with notes about magic

19. Do you worship nature?

Yes

20. What is your favorite gemstone?

Obsidian, rose quartz, bloodstone, lapis lazuli, alexandrite, amber i could go on

21. Do you use feathers, claws, fur, pelt, skeletons/bones, or any other animal body part for magical work?

Anything i find or acquire naturally i have deer antlers, turkey feathers etc

22. Do you have an altar?

Yep painted it myself

23. What is your preferred element?

Water and fire

24. Do you consider yourself an Alchemist?

No but i did a little study for it when i was younger after reading a discovery of witches rather disappointing most of the books i could find wouldn't shut up about gold

25. Are you any other type of magical practitioner besides a witch?

No but I'm interested in shamenism and druidry

26. What got you interested in witchcraft?

Mother, witch. used to dance around bonfires dressed like a fairy when i was 4 thats pretty much all the encouragement i needed

27. Have you ever performed a spell or ritual with the company of anyone who was not a witch?

Yes but they became them later on

28. Have you ever used ouija?

No i don't agree with it

29. Do you consider yourself a psychic?

Kinda I'm still waiting to hear if my great aunt is actually dead or if that was a coincidence

30. Do you have a spirit guide? If so, what is it?

Not that im aware of

31. What is something you wish someone had told you when you first started?

SPELLS END RENEW THEM

32. Do you celebrate the Sabbats? If so which one is your favorite?

Yes mabon

33. Would you ever teach witchcraft to your children?

Yep but they likely won't be mine

34. Do you meditate?

No I've tried i suck at it

35. What is your favorite season?

Changes winter or autumn usually

36. What is your favorite type of magick to perform?

Chaos magick i do a fair bit of protection spells and warding

37. How do you incorporate your spirituality into your daily life?

Ahahahahahaha i don't im a terrible witch on mildred hubbles level

38. What is your favorite witchy movie?

Practical magic

39. What is your favorite witchy book, both fiction and non-fiction. Why?

A discovery of witches i love anything that is academic about fantasy or magick its just interesting nonfiction the witchs journal by selene silverwind its a good basic reference book i do like scott Cunninghams writing as well

40. What is the first spell you ever preformed?

Successful or not. Protection spell it worked for a year then they went to jail

41. What’s the craziest witchcraft-related thing that’s happened to you?

I was raising energy to try to protect a friend of mine of the phone upset crying etc cracked the window in my room because of it

42. What is your favourite type of candle to use?

What? The normal kind votives if possible curse yankee candle for getting rid of their votives

43. What is your favorite witchy tool?

My athame

44. Do you or have you ever made your own witchy tools?

Yep especially wand usually just find a stick in the yard

45. Have you ever worked with any magical creatures such as the fae or spirits?

Yes

46. Do you practice color magic?

Yes

47. Do you or have you ever had a witchy teacher or mentor of any kind?

Not successfully

48. What is your preferred way of shopping for witchcraft supplies?

As much as possible every time i travel i look for magick shops or save them on google maps there an amazing one in plymouth Michigan its one of my favorites

49. Do you believe in predestination or fate?

Yes but i believe it is decided by choices we make so it changes frequently

50. What do you do to reconnect when you are feeling out of touch with your practice?

Spells and research

51. Have you ever had any supernatural experiences?

Yep my grandma touched my shoulder at her viewing i had been hysterical crying until this happened after that i didn't cry again also theres 2 ghosts living at my house at the moment ones a dog

52. What is your biggest witchy pet peeve?

Gatekeeping

53. Do you like incense? If so what’s your favorite scent?

Yes no particular one maybe opium or dragons blood

54. Do you keep a dream journal of any kind?

I have not currently

55. What has been your biggest witchcraft disaster?

Set my carpet on fire before does that count?

56. What has been your biggest witchcraft success?

Kept my grandma alive for an extra year also see above for curse

57. What in your practice do you do that you may feel silly or embarrassed about?

Anything outside

58. Do you believe that you can be an atheist, Christian, Muslim or some other faith and still be a witch too?

Yeah that doesn't have to do with religion

59. Do you ever feel insecure, unsure or even scared of spell work?

All the time

60. Do you ever hold yourself to a standard in your witchcraft that you feel you may never obtain?

Yes but thats with everything not just witchcraft

61. What is something witch related that you want right now?

Cauldron

62. What is your rune of choice?

Kenaz

63. What is your tarot card of choice?

Queen of cups (in my deck its masks fradella)

64. Do you use essential oils? If so what is your favorite?

Rosemary and dragons blood

65. Have you ever taken any kind of witchcraft or pagan courses?

Nope

66. Do you wear pagan jewelry in public?

Yep

67. Have you ever been discriminated against because of your faith or being a witch?

Didn't notice if i did i don't pay attention to stupid people

68. Do you read or subscribe to any pagan magazines?

I have read a few i haven't subscribed cause money i need gothic beauty subscription i do like the almanacs though

69. Do you think it’s important to know the history of paganism and witchcraft?

Yes immensely or else you get wiccans talking about their ancient religion you know the one thats less then 100 years old 🤦‍♀️

70. What are your favorite things about being a witch?

The feeling of being about to do something about situations instead of being powerless and unable to help

71. What are your least favorite things about being a witch?

Misinformation and at the moment the commercialization of it they sell cheap spell kits and crystals everywhere now

72. Do you listen to any pagan music? If so who is your favorite singer/band?

This is the playlist i have for magick stuffs not sure about any favorites but i like blackmores night and skald

73. Do you celebrate the Esbbats? If so, how?

Im not consistent but i do get a good stare in for a while last time before the full moon (couple days) i woke my friend up at midnight to look at the moon cause there was a big ring around it it was like midnight

74. Do you ever work skyclad?

Sometimes

75. Do you think witchcraft has improved your life? If so, how?

Don't know any different but i enjoy it otherwise i wouldn't do it i like knowing what i believe having the ability to take control if need be and accepting if its not within my power to change I've never questioned or been worried about being wrong it always felt right for me (and I've sat thru a lot of church)

76. Where do you draw inspiration from for your practice?

What? Its not a story if you mean influences i usually just research what im interested in the gods i follow is because of varied interests over the years

77. Do you believe in ‘fantasy’ creatures? (Unicorns, fairies, elves, gnomes, ghosts, etc)

yep i was huge on fairies as a child and I've known a few ghosts if i ever see a unicorn im reenacting the scene from the last unicorn with molly js

78. What’s your favorite sigil/symbol?

The sun

79. Do you use blood magick in your practice? Why or why not?

I do if i have it but i have a low pain theshold so its not very easy for me i used it on a cord cutting i did a while ago for extra power

80. Could you ever be in a relationship with someone who doesn’t support your practice?

Lol no its like not agreeing with their religion its important i couldn't date a devout Christian because i wouldn't agree and i don't expect anything different for my partners

81. In what area or subject would you most like your craft to grow?

Chaos magick, scrying, if i end up liking shamenism I'd like to explore that

82. What’s your favorite candle scent? Do you use it in your practice?

Not specifically but i like coffee

83. Do you have a pre-ritual ritual? (I.e. Something you do before rituals to prepare yourself for them). If so what is it?

Shower, salt circle or circle of stones, making sure i have lighters cause i hate leaving the circle cause i forgot something

84. What real life witch most inspires your practice?

None of them????

85. What is your favorite method of communicating with deity?

Chatting candidly

86. How do you like to organize all your witchy items and ingredients?

Together preferably i have some stuff on my alter and my herbs.in various jars on my shelf most of my magick books are together

87. Do you have any witches in your family that you know of?

Mother, possibly great grandmother, probably more theres a bunch of strong women in my family my half sister practices and my full sister (thats ones my fault i take full credit)

88. How have you created your path? What is unique about it?

I'm extremely slapdash and messy also with fabric and thread and glue and glitter some twine holding it together looks kinda like this

89. Do you feel you have any natural gifts or affinities (premonitions, hearing spirits, etc.) that led you toward the craft? If so what are they?

I've mostly listed them above but i have a decent intuition and a good imagination i can visualize pretty well

90. Do you believe you can initiate yourself or do you have to be initiated by another witch or coven?

You can initiate yourself

Duh

91. When you first started out in your path what was the first thing or things you bought?

Don't really remember so probably books

92. What is the most spiritual or magickal place you’ve been?

Theres a circle in Plymouth as well as a nice lake a few other spots especially in the woods

93. What’s one piece of advice you’d give someone who is searching for their matron and patron deities?

Research any you're interested in and use that as a guide

94. What techniques do you use to ‘get in the zone’ for meditation?

Hahahahaha i suck at meditation

95. Did visualization come easily to you or did you have to practice at it?

Its easy I've been imagining most of my life

96. Do you prefer day or night? Why?

Doesn't matter night for spellwork

97. What do you think is the best time and place to do spell work?

Night outside if possible unless its cold

98. How did you feel when you cast your first circle? Did you stumble or did it go smoothly?

I probably fucked it up i was 13 idk if i even remembered

99. Do you believe witchcraft gets easier with time and practice?

Probably

100. Do you believe in many gods or one God with many faces?

Many gods but i believe all of them exist just prefer people who worship them

101. Do you eat meat, eggs and dairy?

Yes sometimes all at once

102. What is your favorite color and why?

Black, pink, blues have been popular lately a good burnt orange is pretty some yellows like goldenrod

103. What is the one question you get asked most by non-practitioners or non-pagans? How do you usually respond?

Can you do a love spell for me. No

104. Which of your five senses would you say is your strongest?

Idk

105. What is a pagan or witchcraft rule that you preach but don’t practice?

Can't think of any i probably support being active when im usually not 😅

Witchcraft Asks #1-105

Here is the list of the 105 witchcraft questions I just finished answering. I answered one each day but feel free to answer them all at once or however you want to do it. Tag your it!

1. Are you solitary or in a coven? 2. Do you consider yourself Wiccan, Pagan, witch, or other? 3. What is your zodiac sign? 4. Do you have a Patron God/dess? 5. Do you work with a Pantheon? 6. Do you use tarot, palmistry, or 
any other kind of divination? 7. What are some of your favorite herbs to use in your practice? (if any) 8. How would you define your craft? 9. Do you curse? If not, do you accept others who do? 10. How long have you been practicing? 11. Do you currently or have you ever had any familiars? 12. Do you believe in Karma or
Reincarnation? 13. Do you have a magical name? 14. Are you “out of the broom closet”? 15. What was the last spell you performed? 16. Would you consider yourself knowledgeable? 17. Do you write your own spells? 18. Do you have a book of shadows?
If so, how is it written and/or set up? 19. Do you worship nature? 20. What is your favorite gemstone? 21. Do you use feathers, claws, fur, pelt, skeletons/bones, or any other animal body part for magical work? 22. Do you have an altar? 23. What is your preferred element? 24. Do you consider yourself an Alchemist? 25. Are you any other type of magical practitioner besides a witch? 26. What got you interested in witchcraft? 27. Have you ever performed a spell or ritual with the company of anyone who was not a witch? 28. Have you ever used ouija? 29. Do you consider yourself a psychic? 30. Do you have a spirit guide? If so, what is it? 31. What is something you wish someone had told you when you first started? 32. Do you celebrate the Sabbats? If so which one is your favorite? 33. Would you ever teach witchcraft to your children? 34. Do you meditate? 35. What is your favorite season? 36. What is your favorite type of magick to preform? 37. How do you incorporate your spirituality into your daily life? 38. What is your favorite witchy movie? 39. What is your favorite witchy book, both fiction and non-fiction. Why? 40. What is the first spell you ever preformed? Successful or not. 41. What’s the craziest witchcraft-related thing that’s happened to you? 42. What is your favourite type of candle to use? 43. What is your favorite witchy tool? 44. Do you or have you ever made your own witchy tools? 45. Have you ever worked with any magical creatures such as the fea or spirits? 46. Do you practice color magic? 47. Do you or have you ever had a witchy teacher or mentor of any kind? 48. What is your preferred way of shopping for witchcraft supplies? 49. Do you believe in predestination or fate? 50. What do you do to reconnect when you are feeling out of touch with your practice? 51. Have you ever had any supernatural experiences? 52. What is your biggest witchy pet peeve? 53. Do you like incense? If so what’s your favorite scent? 54. Do you keep a dream journal of any kind? 55. What has been your biggest witchcraft disaster? 56. What has been your biggest witchcraft success? 57. What in your practice do you do that you may feel silly or embarrassed about? 58. Do you believe that you can be an atheist, Christian, Muslim or some other faith and still be a witch too? 59. Do you ever feel insecure, unsure or even scared of spell work? 60. Do you ever hold yourself to a standard in your witchcraft that you feel you may never obtain? 61. What is something witch related that you want right now? 62. What is your rune of choice? 63. What is your tarot card of choice? 64. Do you use essential oils? If so what is your favorite? 65. Have you ever taken any kind of witchcraft or pagan courses? 66. Do you wear pagan jewelry in public? 67. Have you ever been discriminated against because of your faith or being a witch? 68. Do you read or subscribe to any pagan magazines? 69. Do you think it’s important to know the history of paganism and witchcraft? 70. What are your favorite things about being a witch? 71. What are your least favorite things about being a witch? 72. Do you listen to any pagan music? If so who is your favorite singer/band? 73. Do you celebrate the Esbbats? If so, how? 74. Do you ever work skyclad? 75. Do you think witchcraft has improved your life? If so, how? 76. Where do you draw inspiration from for your practice? 77. Do you believe in ‘fantasy’ creatures? (Unicorns, fairies, elves, gnomes, ghosts, etc) 78. What’s your favorite sigil/symbol? 79. Do you use blood magick in your practice? Why or why not? 80. Could you ever be in a relationship with someone who doesn’t support your practice? 81. In what area or subject would you most like your craft to grow? 82. What’s your favorite candle scent? Do you use it in your practice? 83. Do you have a pre-ritual ritual? (I.e. Something you do before rituals to prepare yourself for them). If so what is it? 84. What real life witch most inspires your practice? 85. What is your favorite method of communicating with deity? 86. How do you like to organize all your witchy items and ingredients? 87. Do you have any witches in your family that you know of? 88. How have you created your path? What is unique about it? 89. Do you feel you have any natural gifts or affinities (premonitions, hearing spirits, etc.) that led you toward the craft? If so what are they? 90. Do you believe you can initiate yourself or do you have to be initiated by another witch or coven? 91. When you first started out in your path what was the first thing or things you bought? 92. What is the most spiritual or magickal place you’ve been? 93. What’s one piece of advice you’d give someone who is searching for their matron and patron deities? 94. What techniques do you use to ‘get in the zone’ for meditation? 95. Did visualization come easily to you or did you have to practice at it? 96. Do you prefer day or night? Why? 97. What do you think is the best time and place to do spell work? 98. How did you feel when you cast your first circle? Did you stumble or did it go smoothly? 99. Do you believe witchcraft gets easier with time and practice? 100. Do you believe in many gods or one God with many faces? 101. Do you eat meat, eggs and dairy? 102. What is your favorite color and why? 103. What is the one question you get asked most by non-practitioners or non-pagans? How do you usually respond? 104. Which of your five senses would you say is your strongest? 105. What is a pagan or witchcraft rule that you preach but don’t practice?

[zoomvis]

Who want me

[rustyboltzz]

Quick doodle dump before I forget to share..

[seraphimhalo]

wow compared to the other reblogs, mine's so tiny

Oh goddammit.

Everyone reblog with ur results ♡

[rervraiilstew]

im sorry i cannot get over a sweater in 94. a sweater in 80s is too much. a sweater in mid-late 70s is pushing it. thats insane behavior. what. are arizonans real. are u real

[lostsoulaltair]

hello hello just wanted to ask a little question

in the last chap when ferid and rigr were talking about a goal/purpose in life (i can't remember clearly .-.) rigr says that he wants to save someone.

it confused me a little and i can't really figure out what or who he meant so what do you think?

Hello! Sorry if I took a lot of time to answer @kamisamabest 😅

Okay, Rigr's line may be tricky, so we do have two possibilities in there.

Sika Madu/Shikama Doji

This one is the one with the highest possibility, but for that, let's look at their former selves which are the angels.

Back when they had identities as angels, Rigr Stafford aka Saito, was known as Paimon. Nowdays we have his reincarnation:

Paimon's whole reason to live was serving the King, who was Sika Madu, he loved him deeply (not romantic wise but literally the whole sense of loyalty to the end, appreciation.)

Thus, taking that as a base, we can pinpoint that the one Rigr wanted to save was actually Sika Madu in the time they were abandoned by him. (Aka, the time the vampire council was left on its own)

And this connects with certain chapter:

Rigr's final goal is to save all worlds, to do what Shikama Doji wanted to do.

Meaning that even despite the betrayals, battles, differences, Rigr always followed and was loyal to Sika Madu to the end.

Urd Geales

While this may be something that many might consider, Rigr and Urd's relationship is a bit complicated. And this too goes with how it was back with their ancestors, or previous lives as angels.

Bael cherished Sika Madu but he never sought nor had a deep rooted appreciation for him. Rather, the one to motivae him was always Paimon, but once Paimon died, Bael chose to watch from the sides ultimately taking a harsh decision.

Therefore, even in their current lifetimes as Urd and Rigr, Urd wishes and longes for Rigr to walk the correct side and not walk on the same path the First did, you could say Urd views more the present than a distant dream as something more viable.

Even in chapter 105, the only thing Urd hoped, was for Rigr to be with him and protrect the vampire society they had.

Ultimately, Urd was left on its own.

Therefore, this is rather the less probable answer for the question at hand.

I hope I was able to help you out 🤗

[thejoobiestnerd]

So I may have binged the entirety of the Houseki no Kuni manga. Anyways, have some memes I made:

And a non-inverse colour version of the second meme:

[chatdomestique]

growing up gifted means having a 101 class grade and still being upset because you could’ve gotten a 105

[thebekashow]

You may have noticed that some ask buttons are gone. This is fully intentional. I am no longer allowing questions until I can clear all of the rest. Do not be surprised if I take a while to answer the questions here or on the mafia blog.

Any old asks that are no longer relevant will be leaving

Only new questions will remain.

I will be taking a break, and I don't know when I'm coming back. Please do not spam :) I will gladly upload any submission art!

[rustyboltzz]

Iris sketch 4 tumblr, people should ask me questions about her in my askbox

[paradoxical-catastrophe]

I like to take this test every so often but WHAT DO YOU MEAN 100% COMPULSIVE AND 86% MASOCHISTIC??? I AM NOT?????

Look everyone has compulsive thoughts I’m no exception but???? HUH?????

[lesbiancharliedalton]

my second roommate keeps eating my food and using my shit without asking me first. used my fucking tea, ate one of my chocolates and put the wrapper in the sink (?? yet her dishes end up NEXT TO the sink) like i'm sorry to be a fucking cunt but like. what happened to asking.

[phoenixyfriend]

Ko-fi prompt from @liberwolf:

Could you explain Tariff's , like who pays them and what they do to a country?

Well, I can definitely guess where this question is coming from.

Honestly, I was pretty excited to get this prompt, because it's one I can answer and was part of my studies focus in college. International business was my thing, and the issues of comparative advantage (along with Power Purchasing Parity) were one of the things I liked to explore.

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At their simplest, tariffs are an import tax. The United States has had tariffs as low as 5%, and at other times as high as 44% on most goods, such as during the Civil War. The purpose of a tariff is in two parts: generating revenue for the government, and protectionism.

Let's first explore how a tariff works. If you want to be confused, then you need to have never taken an economics class, and look at this graph:

(src)

So let's undo that confusion.

The simplest examples are raw or basic materials such as steel, cotton, or wine.

First, without tariffs:

Let us say that Country A and Country B both produce steel, and it is of similar quality, and in both cases cost $100 per unit. Transportation from one country to the other is $50/unit, so you can either buy domestically for $100, or internationally for $150. So you buy domestically.

Now, Country B discovers a new place to mine iron very easily, and so their cost for steel drops to $60/unit due to increased ease of access. Country A can either purchase domestically for $100, or internationally for $110 (incl. shipping), which is much more even. Still, it is more cost-effective to purchase domestically, and so Country A isn't worried.

Transportation technology is improved, dropping the shipping costs to $30/unit. A person from Country A can buy: Domestic: $100 International: $60+$30 = $90 Purchasing steel from Country B is now cheaper than purchasing it from Country A, regardless of where you live.

Citizens in Country A, in order to reduce costs for domestic construction, begin to purchase their steel from Country B. As a result, money flows from Country A to B, and the domestic steel industry in Country A begins to feel the strain as demand dwindles.

In this scenario, with no tariffs, Country A begins to rely on B for their steel, which causes a loss of jobs (steelworkers, miners), loss of infrastructure (closing of mines and factories), and an outflow of funds to another country. As a result, Country A sees itself as losing money to B, while also growing increasingly reliant on their trading partner for the crucial good that is steel. If something happens to drive up the price of B's steel again, like political upheaval or a natural disaster, it will be difficult to quickly ramp up the production of steel in Country A's domestic facilities again.

What if a tariff is introduced early?

Alternately, the dropping of complete costs for purchase of steel from Country B could be counteracted with tariffs. Let's say we do a 25% tariff on that steel. This tariff is placed on the value of the steel, not the end cost, so:

$60 + (0.25 x $60) + $30 = $105/unit

Suddenly, with the implementation of a 25% tariff on steel from Country B, the domestic market is once again competitive. People can still buy from Country B if they would like, but Country A is less worried about the potential impacts to the domestic market.

The above example is done in regards to a mature market that has not yet begun to dwindle. The infrastructure and labor is still present, and is being preemptively protected against possible loss of industry to purchasing abroad.

What happens if the tariff is not implemented until after the market has dwindled?

Let's say that the domestic market was not protected by the tariff until several decades on. Country A's domestic production, in response to increased purchasing from abroad, has dwindled to one third of what it was before the change in pricing incentivized purchase from B. Prices have, for the sake of keeping this example simple, remained at $100(A) and $60(B) in that time. However, transportation has likely become better, so transportation is down to $20, meaning that total cost for steel from B is $80, accelerating the turn from domestic steel to international.

So, what happens if you suddenly implement a tariff on international steel? Shall we say, 40%?

$60 + (0.4 x 60) + 20 = $104

It's more expensive to order from abroad! Wow! Let's purchase domestically instead, because these prices add up!

But the production is only a third of what it used to be, and domestic mines and factories for refining the iron into steel can't keep up. They're scaling, sure, but that takes time. Because demand is suddenly triple of the supply, the cost skyrockets, and so steel in Country A is now $150/unit! The price will hopefully come down eventually, as factories and mines get back in gear, but will the people setting prices let that happen?

So industries that have begun to rely on international steel, which had come to $80/unit prior to the tariff, are facing the sudden impact of a cost increase of at least $25/unit (B with tariff) or the demand-driven price increase of domestic (nearly double the pre-tariff cost of steel from B), which is an increase of at least 30% what they were paying prior to the tariff.

There are possible other aspects here, such as government subsidies to buoy the domestic steel industry until it catches back up, or possibly Country B eating some of the costs so that people still buy from them (selling for $50 instead of $60 to mitigate some of the price hike, and maintain a loyal customer base), but that's not a direct impact of the tariff.

Who pays for tariffs?

Ultimately, this is a tax on a product (as opposed to a tax on profits or capital themselves, which has other effects), which means the majority of the cost is passed on directly to the consume.

As I said, we could see the producers in Country B cut their costs a little bit to maintain a loyal customer base, but depending on their trade relationships with other countries, they are just as likely to stop trading with Country A altogether in order to focus on more profitable markets.

So why do we not put tariffs on everything?

Well... for that, we get into the question of production efficiency, or in this case, comparative advantage.

Let's say we have two small, neighboring countries, C and D, that have negligible transportation costs and similar industries. Both have extensive farmland, and both have a history of growing grapes for wine, and goats for wool. Country C is a little further north than D, so it has more rocky grasses that are good for goats, while D has more fertile plains that are good for growing grapes.

Let's say that they have an equal workforce of 500,000 of people. I'm going to say that 10,000 people working full time for a year is 1 unit of labor. So, Country C and Country D have between the 100 units of labor, and 50 each.

The cost of 1 unit of wool = the cost of 1 unit of wine

Country C, having better land for goats, can produce 4 units of wool for every unit of labor, and 2 units of wine for every unit of labor.

Meanwhile, Country D, having better land for grapes, can produce 2 units of wool per unit of labor, and 4 units of wine per unit of labor.

If they each devote exactly half their workforce to each product, then:

Country C: 100 units of wool, 50 units of wine Country D: 50 units of wool, 100 units of wine

Totaling 150 units of each product.

However, if each devotes all of their workforce to the product they're better at...

Country C: 200 units of wool, no wine Country D: no wool, 200 units of wine

and when they trade with each other, they each end up with 100 units of each product, which is a doubling of what their less-efficient labor would have resulted in!

The real world is obviously much more complicated, but in this example, we can see the pros of outsourcing some of your production to another country to focus on your own specialties.

Extreme examples of this IRL are countries where most of the economy rests on one product, such as middle-eastern petro-states that are now struggling to diversify their economies in order to not get left behind in the transition to green energy, or Taiwan's role as the world's primary producer of semiconductors being its 'silicon shield' against China.

Comparative advantage can be used well, such as our Unnamed Countries (that are definitely not the classic example of England and Portugal, with goats instead of sheep) up in the example. With each economy focusing on its specialty, there is a greater yield of both products, meaning a greater bounty for both countries.

However, should something happen to Country C up there, like an earthquake that kills half the goats, they are suddenly left with barely enough wool to clothe themselves, and nothing for Country D, which now has a surplus of wine and no wool.

So you do have to keep some domestic industry, because Bad Things Can Happen. And if we want to avoid the steel example of a collapse in the given industry, tariffs might be needed.

Are export tariffs a thing?

Yes, but they are much rarer, and can largely be defined as "oh my god, everyone please stop getting rid of this really important resource by selling it to foreigners for a big buck, we are depleting this crucial resource."

So what's the big confusion right now?

Donald Trump has, on a number of occasions, talked about 'making China pay' tariffs on the goods they import into the US. This has led to a belief that is not entirely unreasonable, that China would be the side paying the tariffs.

The view this statement engenders is that a tariff is a bit like paying a rental fee for a seller's table at an event: the producer or merchant pays the host (or landlord or what have you) a fee to sell their product on the premises. This could be a farmer's market, a renaissance faire, a comic book convention, whatever. If you want to sell at the event, you have to pay a fee to get a space to set up your table.

In the eyes of the people who listened to Trump, the tariff is that fee. China is paying the United States for access to the market.

And, technically, that's not entirely wrong. China is thus paying to enter the US market. It's just the money to pay that fee needs to come from somewhere, and like most taxes on goods, that fee comes from the consumer.

So... what now?

Well, a lot of smaller US companies that rely on cheap goods made in China are buying up non-perishables while they can, before the tariffs hit. Long-term, manufacturers in the US that rely on parts and tools manufactured in China are going to feel the squeeze once that frontloaded stock is depleted.

Some companies are large enough to take the hit on their own end, still selling at cheap rates to the consumer, because they can offset those costs with other parts of their empire... at least until smaller competitors are driven out of business, at which point they can start jacking up their prices since there are no options left. You may look at that and think, "huh, isn't that the modus operandi for Walmart and Amazon already?" and yes. It is. We are very much anticipating a 'rich get richer, poor go out of business' situation with these tariffs.

The tariffs will also impact larger companies, including non-US ones like Zara (Spanish) and H&M (Swedish), if they have a huge reliance on Chinese production to supply their huge market in the United States.

If you're interested in the repercussions that people expect from these proposed tariffs on Chinese goods, I'd suggest listening to or watching the November 8th, 2024 episode of Morning Brew Daily (I linked to YouTube, but it's also available on Spotify, Nebula, the Morning Brew website, and other podcast platforms).

[housepartyprotocol]

Maple leaves

Hockey player!Oscar Piastri x driver!reader

Summary: YN is a Redbull driver and gets introduced to a certain NHL team, and a certain player Masterlist / TipJar

oscarpiastri

liked by landonorris, and mapleleafs and 42,639 others

oscarpiastri Coming to the end of the season strong!

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user he is such a man whore lordy look at him

user delectable user how is he not taken user HES SINGLE !?!

user raw. next question.

user UNHINGED

user I wanna move to Canada to breathe the same air as him

user I am from his hometown in Australia and that's my biggest achievement

ynusername

liked by maxverstappen, landonorris, alexalbon and 532,620 others

ynusername Just a day of packing while wearing my teammates merch

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user redbull merch is redbull merch regardless of the driver

user soft launching ...

user i doubt it, max has a baby coming user omg DILF

maxverstappen we all know you are immediately unpacking that suitcase

ynusername the things i do for the aesthetic maxverstappen and why would you pack a book you finished a month ago ynusername huh how maxverstappen i follow your Goodreads, we need to talk ynusername NO IGNORE MY READS user shes a smut reader omg user that wasn't on my bingo card

landonorris AUSTRALIAAAAAA

ynusername TIME FOR THONGS ynuersname that sounds strange ynusername nope im sticking with flipflops user HAH landonorris I WANNA WEAR A THONG landonorris ;)

oscarpiastri

liked by landonorris, and mapleleafs and 35,747 others

oscarpiastri I'm homesick

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user Melbourne mention

user 5 minutes and a hair tie

user go to horny jail

user I got this just after the F1 post about the season starting in MELBOURNE

user crossover user no because a F1 x NHL crossover would be so sick! user @ F1 HEAR OUR WISHES

ynusername

liked by maxverstappen, landonorris, yukitsunoda and 654,224 others

ynusername it feels good to be back

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user the queen is back on her throne

user WINNERR user since she got in the redbull she is a force to be reckoned with user she deserves everything

user shes a bitch

user GET OUT SHOO OUT

landonorris I hate you

ynusername I hate you too ynusername I hate the mullet landonorris NOT THE MULLET alexalbon NOT THE MULLET maxverstappen that was low, holy hell

landonorris

liked by ynusername, maxverstappen, oscarpiastri and 745,221 others

landonorris managed to get tickets to see my favourite hockey team. Took a doofus and now shes a bigger fan than me. Owns more merch than me

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user they are such a cute couple omg

user they aren't user they aren't ?? user nope they just friends since karting

ynusername I slayyed that photoshoot

landonorris you are welcome ynusername I am learning more about the game every time I watch now ynusername would it be traitorous to switch teams now, i like this Jack Hughes with the devils landonorris NO YOU WILL STAY A MAPLE FAN user YN x Jack Hughes would be so cute user god all people do is ship her with people

mapleleafs Come back soon

landonorris WE WILL user F1 x NHL crossover LOOMING

oscarpiastri

liked by ynusername, landonorris, and mapleleafs, 29,977 others

oscarpiastri Ending the season cold, always.

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user I wanna be that ice water

user that's such a strange way to say you find him hot user I wanna be it too though

user I can't believe we now have to wait like half a year for more ice bath pics

user I am so sad that the hockey is almost over but the F1 is just starting !! so my calendar is always full

user He can't be single, look at this man

ynusername

liked by landonorris, maxverstappen, pierregasly, and 587,964 others

ynusername MIAMIIIIIII (cue feral behaviour)(yes redbull admin this is non-alcoholic, no drunk driving)

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user THIS IS MIAMI

user her and lando become demons in Miami user it is so fun

maxverstappen maybe not that one, but the others..

ynusername don't spread such BLASPHEMY maxverstappen you remained sober completely ynusername I did, i just drank alot of caffeine landonorris ah a proper redbull advocate

user WHY DID I AGAIN SCROLL TO THIS FROM A NHL POST

user what NHL post? user the post Oscar Piastri did about him and some of this teammates at the Miami GP user OMG WHY ARE THEY THERE user Idk, they must be fans

oscarpiastri

liked by ynusername, landonorris, and redbullracing, and 42,875 others

oscarpiastri This getting into a new sport thing is fun

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user NHL x F1 crossover !

user omg yes my life is complete user I am now trying to work out which of his teammates are F1 fans

user He is such a cutie

user OKAY I NEED OSCAR X YN CONTENT NOW

user they have never interacted user true, they could though

ynusername

liked by landonorris, maxverstappen, oscarpiastri and 604,887 others

ynusername had a wonderful time. suck it lando I got an autograph.

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user i love it when famous people are fans of other famous people

user whose signature is that?

user I think it is Oscar Piastri, he was there, and he plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs user she is now such a fan, everyone thank Lando

landonorris I got an autograph too

ynusername yeah you got a piece of paper signed landonorris it was the back of an important document mclaren what ynusername HA ynusername and you called me crazy for packing my hat landonorris you were crazy, but it paid off

user couple alert

user calm tf down

redbullracing

liked by ynuersname, maxverstappen, oscarpiastri and 104,520 others

redbullracing Just Leaving This Here

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user OKAY maybe redbull got the team tickets to Miami...

user OMGOMGOMGOMGGG

user what are the Toronto Maple Leafs?

user they are an NHL team user huh user hockey

user okay so players in a car or drivers on the ice

user DRIVERS ON ICE PLEASE

ynusername

liked by maxverstappen, landonorris, oscarpiastri, and 548,125 others

ynusername some recent vibes

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user HOT HANDS GAWD

user omg shes lucky is that her boyfriend

user they look like Lando's hands user no he wouldnt wear that watch though

danielricciardo giddyup

ynusername aren't my boots beautiful danielricciardo need them in my life ynusername don't think they are your size

landonorris very neutral aesthetic, very demure

user WHERE DID HE LEARN THAT ynusername why yes ynusername but don't say that again its weird from you maxverstappen you can call me demure Lando ynusername you are anything but demure landonorris ignore her, max you are very demure ynusername EVERYONE STOP SAYING DEMURE

user shes taken? i thought she was single

user no one is confirming either way user who? user no idea

redbullracing

liked by ynusername, maxverstappen, oscarpiastri and 210,526 others

redbullracing admin can happily say they died of laughter in the making of this...

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user omg YN and Max ice skating with the team?

user god why won't drivers just stick to racing what's with all this unnecessary extra stuff

user YN so campaigned for this crossover to annoy Lando that she met the team

user I would too, have you seen them, like Oscar Piastri, DAMN

oscarpiastri

liked by landonorris, ynusername, mapleleafs, and 40,545 others

oscarpiastri Back home in time for the start of another dose of winter

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user he just leaves these here and doesn't address them. Sir this is a thirst trap

user all he does is thirst trap (no one complain) user do you think if he gets a girlfriend he will stop thirst-trapping user i hope NOT user i'll just have to resort to Pinterest

user wait if he is in Australia then did he not take part in the Redbull F1 thing

user I think they have already filmed it user PHEW

ynusername

liked by landonorris, oscarpiastri, maxverstappen, and 600,010 others

ynusername Spain you were perfect

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user redbull domination!

user the queen is leading the championship!!

user YESS user I hope she wins!

user god she's hot

user god you only watch the racing for the hot drivers woah user no that's stupid as fuck user sorry just felt appropriate to turn tables for once

maxverstappen you make me take a million photos of you and you don't even credit me

ynusername gosh i am sooooo sorry (not) ynusername everyone thank Max for taking the photo of me user thank you landonorris thank you ynusername why you landonorris you said everyone!

maxverstappen thats true you did, thank you Lando

user Why are we still waiting for Redbull racing to release the hockey crossover!

oscarpiastri

liked by ynusername, landonorris, redbullracing and 61,813 others

oscarpiastri Go check out the newest video on both Toronto Maple Leafs and Redbull Racings youtube!!

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user OMG DID YOU SEE IT

user YN cannot SKATE HOLY HELL

user Oscar making goo goo eyes at that girl the entire time

user you mean YN, Redbull racing F1 driver user you have a lot to learn, she is amazing

user the camera panning as Max Verstappen just slowly skated directly into the wall and then fell over

user I DIED

user I came for the crossover, i stayed for this man WOOF

user I thought the girl in that youtube what his girlfriend user dont think so

user YUMMY

maxverstappen

liked by ynusername, landonorris, oscarpiastri and 514,657 others

maxverstappen What I felt like while filming. What YN looked like while filming. And then that.

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user she is just FLAT

user im sorry Max that photo does not fit them vibe, its too hot

user you are so right

user She could not skate

user max was worse he is just hiding it!

ynusername you have done me so dirty, i will never forgive you

maxverstappen oh no, what ever will i do now ynusername i will run you off the track redbullracing no you wont ynusername no I wont maxverstappen haha mum told you off ynusername bully

landonorris she was so shit, serves her right

ynusername FOR WHAT landonorris FOR MEETING LOADS OF THE TEAM ynusername yeah I did do that, SUCK IT maxverstappen children, not in the comments

ynusername

liked by landonorris, oscarpiastri, georgerussell and 622,548 others

ynusername got myself a red hot date

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user MAMA

user the hand placement, she knows what she is doing

user I wanna be her

user I want to be both of them, I am undecided

landonorris this is why you were being evasive about whether you were coming out with us or not

ynusername guilty as charged ynusername can you blame me landnorris I dont swing like that but no i do not maxverstappen do you know who that is landonorris I might im not sure, hold on ill text you user NO LANDO KEEP IT HERE WE NEED TO KNOW

oscarpiastri

liked by ynusername, landonorris, redbullracing, and 70,623 others

oscarpiastri Really liking this racing thing

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user HES AT SILVERSTONE OMG

user SIR what you doing there

user the redbull garage, he was so invited by YN

user or max... or the team user I bet by YN so much

user no thirst trap..

user that photo is cute user yes but where is the HOT user has he been domesticated...

landonorris

liked by ynusername, maxverstappen, oscarpiastri, and 655,012 others

landonorris Party. Party. Party.

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user what is in the water, its thirst trap after thirst trap

user shush you'll spook them away

user I want that man

ynusername Slut

landonorris you are calling me a slut? ynusername man whore ynusername bully landonorris what did i do landonorris OH i see what i did landonorris HOW DO I DELETE A PIC ynusername GRRRR

user DID LANDO JUST EXPOSE YN RELATIONSHIP

user NO IT LOOKS LIKE IT user DAMN ITS BLURRY WHO IS THAT

ynusername

liked by landonorris, oscarpiastri, alexalbon and 532,124 others

ynusername You know I dont love a london boy

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user she is dropping hints!

user that mans back, yum

user this is so aesthetic

landonorris this is humorous

ynusername how so landonorris you down bad ynusername who said that landonorris everything you are doing, it is as new you landonorris i take credit ynusername HOW landonorris ;)

maxverstappen I feel like as your teammate i need to give you the talk after all of these photos

ynusername EW NO you arent my dad maxverstappen I wasnt saying that, its more, big brother vibes landonorris Ill join in ynusername gosh, i hate you all maxverstappen young lady!

user why is lando taking credit

user did he introduce them? user hear me out, introduced YN to his team... Becuase its Oscar Piastri user who?

oscarpiastri

liked by ynusername, landonorris, mapleleafs, and 63,201 others

oscarpiastri recently

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user HES TAKEN

user bye bye thirst traps

user i wanna be her omg

user do you think she is canadian or australian user she could be neither

user he looks GOOOD

user he HAS been domesticated user it looks good on him

ynusername

liked by oscarpiastri, landonorris, maxverstappen, and 684,886 others

ynusername he is definitely not a London boy

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user he is an ASSUIE BOY

user i feel like im suppose to know who that is

user its Oscar Piastri user ill google

user shes so lucky

user HE is so lucky

landonorris if you switch teams now, its divorce

ynusername i knowwwww ynusername i'll just dream out the Red Devils oscarpiastri you will do no such thing, I am not moving teams landonorris See even he agrees ynusername I hate you both

maxverstappen lets keep it PG in front of the children

maxverstappen happy for you pipsqueak ynusername we agreed to never use that name again maxverstappen sorry, happy for you teammate ynusername better, ish ynusername thank you <3 ynusername ALso what part is NOT pg

user F1 x NHL crossover FOREVERRRR

oscarpiastri

liked by ynusername, landonorris, maxverstappen, and 81,235 others

oscarpiastri I think I officially love this racing thing

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user RIP Oscar Piastri thirst traps

user RIP user RIP

user He is down bad, its cute

ynusername Yum

oscarpiastri what? ynusername nothing, just you ;) user she is just like us I fear

user she is so pretty

user him being decked out in her merch just feels right

user him going to all the races!

landonorris YN WE GOING TO ALL THE MATCHES

ynusername fans for life babygirl landonorris ew why babygirl oscarpiastri yeah.. ynusername becuase look at him, he is BABYGIRL oscarpiastri fairs sorry x landonorris HUH

[lexa-griffins]

Your vibes are immaculate! Specifically you give creative vibes, and your work is full of romantic vibes, which by the law of transitivity means you give romantic vibes too. Oh, and also when you talk about your uni work then I get very diligent vibes and also distracted vibes.

Thank you 🥺

I am very romantic but I will let anyone know because I get awkward with anything romantic but I will absolutely melt if anyone does anything romantic for me or lets me be romantic 😳.

I am not sure about diligent but absolutely the distracted vibes are all over, I don't likeeee essays and having to do stuff I dislike and I will gind anything to distract myself! (During the time i was supposed to be writing essays, I was cleaning and re-arranging my room :) always on track! Zhdjdj)

Anonymous tell me what vibe i give off :)

[garpen]

Pt. 29 Gotham Twitter AU

<<Part 28<< Happy Birthday Tim Master List >>Part 30>>

FOUR days without an update, sorry yall my brain was dried up. Hope the asks have kept you entertained while you waited. Anyways feel free to ask questions for the Q&A!

I posted a fic if anybody is interested. Mind the tags and TW at begining notes: https://archiveofourown.org/works/57526144

For the Supernatural reference: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTNmpY9fV/

Got up to 105°F (40°C) today. But I live with no a/c and little ventilation in my home so inside was like 106°. Plus my room has NO air circulation at all so like 107° in there. And for whatever reason I thought today would be a great day to deep clean. I'm 🥵 rn.