#trusts

[wiirocku]

Psalm 28:7 (ESV) - The LORD is my strength and my shield;    in Him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults,    and with my song I give thanks to Him.

#Psalm 28:7 #LORD #my strength #shield #in Him #my heart #trusts #helped #heart #exutls #song #give #thanks

[postcard-from-the-past]

"Foolish who trusts him"

French anti-Nazi vintage postcard

#historic #trusts #photo #briefkaart #vintage #sepia #photography #foolish #anti-nazi #carte postale #postcard #postkarte #postal #tarjeta #nazi #ansichtskarte #french #old #ephemera #postkaart #anti

[autumnslance]

Office Hours

Or NOT, because apparently, Scholarch Montichaigne has never heard of them. He's That Professor you have to hunt down cuz he could be anywhere on campus, but rest assured that "anywhere" does not ever include his actual office.

Meanwhile, Alisaie disparages herself as "in Alphinaud's shadow" again and girlfriend, you cured tempering! The Studium isn't the end-all, be-all, though I can easily understand how Sharlayans may think so. Even though we know several of the Archons never attended, being apprenticed directly to masters (Y'shtola, Thancred, G'raha).

Alisaie* is of course oblivious all of her own admirers. Including the really weird one, that a later side quest will reveal keeps a mammet of her lady. This is not new either, as Alisaie had her lady admirers in the First as well.

Meanwhile, Alphinaud, for all his love of his alma mater and its storied history, has forgotten how popular he is, as younger Alphinaud--you remember him, the snot-nosed little lordling from ARR--never deigned to notice his admirers. Unless, of course, they were a cute girl he wanted to impress (citation: Krile Baldesion, Heavensward 3.1).

Also just realized that I can level Trusts now as I go, no need to wait until 90 and post-6.0 MSQ. I never bothered to really check before, I guess. This is objectively dangerous for me and my tendency for completion.

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(*I have headcanons of Alisaie as an oblivious ace lesbian, and while I don't usually lean into gender fanons, I feel like if either twin is trans, I would headcanon it's Alisaie, with the anger at being mistaken for Alphinaud not just due to trying so hard to look and be different from him, but also the bit of dysphoria with it.)

#Final Fantasy XIV #Endwalker #Lyn Replays Endwalker #Alisaie Leveilleur #Alphinaud Leveilleur #Krile Baldesion #Trusts #Montichaigne Mongrignois

[mon-mon-ang]

Together forever 🐻🐰🐶🐹🐢🐝🐱

#monsta x #shownu #wonho #minhyuk #Kihyun #Hyungwon #Jooheon #Changkyun #monbebe #protects #respects #trusts #all members

[alifemadewhole]

A mature person loves and trusts God. He has walked enough with God to know that he can totally rely on him. He honours God by obeying him, even although he may not understand why he is doing this. He is at peace, regardless of situations, and he has that joy which comes with dwelling in his presence. He bears much fruit which lasts, as he is aware that he is in partnership with God in which his church is being built. He understands that he has his part to play, the planting or watering of seeds, and that God will take it on from there. He loves change, and recognises frequently that his bad habits are disappearing and that his giftings are understood and well-practiced. He is becoming Christlike. #christlike #maturity #loves #trusts #peace #joy https://www.instagram.com/p/Crt1neoourY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#christlike #maturity #loves #trusts #peace #joy

[eaglesnick]

Is Capitalism Working: Landowners (1)

When I asked the question,  “Is capitalism working?" (see last post) I quoted Kate Raworth’s definition of capitalism wherein it is argued that our present economic system is designed to provide profit for the already wealthy – shareholders, landowners and moneylenders. It is certainly true that increases in share price and dividends are not matched by an equal increase in workers pay: shareholders increase their wealth at the expense of ordinary working people. Similarly, we can check if landowners and landlords have seen an increase in their wealth compared to the rest of us.

The whole question of land ownership and associated wealth is a complicated one, not least because landowners have been very good at hiding their assets, and therefore their wealth and income. An additional problem is that there are different types of landowner. Today I am going to deal with the aristocracy and gentry.

The aristocracy and gentry, relics of Britain’s feudal past, still own 30% of Britain’s land. Much of this is agricultural land and until we left the EU they received taxpayers money in the form of farming subsidies, based not on need but on the size of their land holdings. Under this scheme the aristocracy and landed gentry have received tens of millions of pounds of taxpayers money.   This has helped them double their wealth over recent years.

“Britain’s 600 aristocratic families have doubled their wealth in the last decade and are as ‘wealthy as at the height of Empire’” (inews: 19/07/19)

One reason their wealth has increased is because

Countless peers with major landholdings and stately homes have put all their assets into discretionary trusts, thereby evading both public scrutiny and inheritance tax." Guardian: 07/09/17)

In addition

 “The asset-owning super-rich to the extent that they include the aristocracy would appear to have benefited during the period after the financial crisis from factors such as quantitative easing which allowed them to use those assets to secure mortgages and debts to buy further assets.” (Inews.co: 19/07/19)

Put simply, quantitative easing (QE), the governments preferred way out of the financial crash of 2008, saw a massive increase in the money supply, which in turn saw a massive rise in wealth for the already wealthy. QE led directly to asset price inflation. In short the landowning aristocracy and gentry saw the value of their land rise and rise.

“QE…increases the prices of things such as shares and property”  (BBC News: 01/11/22)

Consequently, as the majority of the UK population saw a fall in their living standards and wages due to Tory austerity,  the aristocracy and landed gentry saw their wealth increase.

At this point it is important to note that the aristocracy have the legal right to sit in the House of Lords. They are not voted in. They represent no one but themselves, yet they are a powerful influence on the laws of this country. It is therefore inconceivable that the laws they influence do not profit them in some way.

One law in particular springs to mind.

“One legal provision unique to England and Wales has been of particular importance to these aristocratic landlords: over the centuries they built many millions of houses, mansion blocks and flats, which they sold on a leasehold rather than freehold basis. This meant that purchasers are not buying the property outright, but merely a time-limited interest in it, so even the “owners” of multimillion-pound residences have to pay ground rent to the owner of the freehold, to whom the property reverts when their leases (which in some areas of central London are for no more than 35 years) run out. This is unearned income par excellence.” (Chris Bryant, Guardian, 07.09.17)

Another use they make of the laws they themselves influence is the avoidance of inheritance tax. Quoting Chris Bryant again

The primary means of squirrelling away substantial assets so as to preserve them intact and deliver a healthy income for aristocratic descendants without bothering the taxman is the trust. Countless peers with major landholdings and stately homes have put all their assets into discretionary trusts, thereby evading both public scrutiny and inheritance tax.”

In conclusion, the evidence shows that certainly over the last 15 years, as the majority of working people have became poorer, the aristocracy and landed gentry have become steadily richer. This fits Kate Raworth’s definition of capitalism, not only because it sees the already wealthy making even more money at the expense of the rest of us, but it also demonstrates how they influence the legal and political system to secure and reproduce their already privilege position within society. 

#capitalism #Kate Raworth #aristocracy #uk politics #landed gentry #trusts #inheritance tax #tax avoidance #EU. subsidies #taxpayer #House of Lords #democracy

[1900scartoons]

They Are Next! 

November 27, 1906

The massive moneybag Swollen Fortunes and a man with in a suit made of money, Vested Interests, stand in Dr. Roosevelt (Trust Buster)'s waiting room.

The caption reads "The Invalids - They say the doctor is feeling especially vigorous since his vacation trip." President Roosevelt had just returned from Panama, as the governments case against various trusts continued.

See Also: Theodore Roosevelt

From Hennepin County Library

Original available at: https://digitalcollections.hclib.org/digital/collection/Bart/id/5435/rec/312

#Charles Bartholomew #political cartoon #Theodore Roosevelt #Antitrust Law #trusts #american history

[sabertoothwalrus]

girldad mode activate

#I'd trust him to buy me pads #at home he'd always have clean pads ready in case #they're not for him to use. if he's trans his ass is in menopause #chilchuck tims #dungeon meshi #izutsumi #comic #my art

[chilpilled]

his smile and optimism…….gone………

#halflings being treated so horribly and being used as bait and him making a union so others dont get treated as badly as he did. ourgh #no wonder hes defensive and doesnt trust people. it makes me tear my hair out #my silly little rabbit………… #chilchuck tims #dunmeshi

[dovesick]

endless night

#animal art #animal comic #penguin art #comic art #artists on tumblr #just a comic about emperor penguins #(they are emperor penguins but yellow didn’t go with the colour scheme loool) #(i tried to make it work just trust me lol) #i keep forgetting to upload here woops #sometimes i don’t wanna draw anthros #i’ve been wanting to experiment again #i have a couple pieces planned #but i also wanna do more horror #rlyyyyy hard to decide lmaoooo

[wiirocku]

Psalm 28:7 (ESV) - The LORD is my strength and my shield;    in Him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults,    and with my song I give thanks to Him.

#Psalm 28:7 #my strength #shield #in Him #trusts #helped #exults #song #give #thanks #to Him #LORD #heart

[portraitofadumbassonfire]

Me being happy that one of the firefighters on the firefighter show is finally canonically Bi despite never watching a single episode:

#911 abc #911 spoilers #evan buckley #y'all deserve it #i am a teen wolf veteran #so trust me i get it

[autumnslance]

I have run these Trusts a zillion times, yet last night was the first time I realized the Scions stop to Examine themselves when hitting the Fully Grown status in the second Dohn Mheg boss fight, with the tethers.

In other news, if running Shadowbringers-level Scions through Shadowbringers dungeons, they gain 1 level a run. So 2 runs per dungeon, instead of six. They level a tad faster than the PC now, giving one time to hit up Hunts, Pixie Dailies, and at least 1 roulette.

#Final Fantasy XIV #Shadowbringers #Dohn Mheg #Trusts #Scions of the Seventh Dawn #C'oretta Khell

[yesokayiknow]

#tumblr pleasw give me evil boops before april fools is over please theres only 40 mins left #i can be trusted with them i prommy

[krash-8]

"what have you been doing on your phone for the past two fucking hours" hitting people leave me alone

#boop #krash 🗯️ #also for the record when I made this post I only had booping for two hours #it was not two hours in the end trust me

[widebruh]

#I am normal and can be trusted with she/he/they pussy #196 #r/196 #rule #apartmentofawesome #:3