#Policy benefits

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LIC’s Bima Jyoti Plan for 2024: a comprehensive guide

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[scriptermubarak]

What is an insurance policy? Explanation of items to be included, necessary situations, and precautions for handling

What is an insurance policy? Explanation of items to be included, necessary situations, and precautions for handling What is an insurance policy? An insurance policy is a legally binding contract between an individual (or entity) and an insurance company. It outlines the terms and conditions of the insurance coverage provided by the company in exchange for the payment of premiums. Key elements…

[imkeepinit]

[feminist-space]

Bluesky post from kaylan.bsky.com: "heard RFK Jr. is floating the banning of the polio vaccine so seems like a good time to remind folks that RFK Jr. was vaccinated with this same vaccine & therefore is at no risk of harm himself. Kinda like when he publicly was against the covid vaccine yet privately required his guests to have it."

Followed by an image of an article from The Guardian showing RFK Jr and Cheryl Hines with the headline saying "Guests urged to be vaccinated at anti-vaxxer Robert F Kennedy Jr's party."

[dykedvonte]

Polle is such a kind and inoffensive looking mascot especially with how he is depicted as a worker like the rest of the crew. It makes you forget how much the crew actually dislike him.

The demeanor of the character that Pony Express tries to get across is jovial, sanitized and simple like everything the job isn't which puts a twistedly funny light on Curly's disdain that they sell Polle plushies to kids. It is the inherent seedy nature of the Pony Express marketing and advertising themselves to kids, effectively grooming them into becoming future workers through their "comfort" toy being the companies face. He can't believe it both for how obviously gross it is, but because the crew themselves can't imagine wanting it.

It's that the employees have long stopped seeing Polle as a sort of fun icon of themselves but the watchful eyes of the company. All those posters depicting him as one of them ring hollow, outlined and instead characterized by the uncaring, callous and shallow nature of P.E that is given a focus of contempt through Polle: Anya lamenting the food, Swansea mocking the breaks they get, Curly and his disillusionment and how Jimmy destroys the statue. They all have a problem with the company and Polle as the mascot is an outlet for it in a variety of different ways.

[sukibenders]

Aang is better than me when it comes to Zuko in that one scene because Zuko, who while he may be my friend, he is also, not only, from the Fire Nation (a place that directly played/plays a role in disrespecting Aang's culture) but also a prince, the son of the man trying to kill him [Aang] and the grandson of the man who is responsible for killing and wiping out my culture. While some of those things aren't Zuko's fault, he does still project their system and doesn't shy away from mocking Aang's culture and pacifism to his face, something that he should be one of the LAST people to do. If I were Aang, Zuko and I would have had to take a walk outside, because ain't no way you're getting away with that.

[newvegascowboy]

Contemplating the state of politics in my dnd game because irl politics bums me out too bad

[watermelinoe]

some of you are like well i refuse to vote democrat because when the rapture revolution comes i want to be morally pure

[notasapleasure]

'oh everything is awful anyway what am I expected to be happy about renationalised railways?'

TODAY. IMAGINE YOU ARE A FRIGHTENED, EXHAUSTED ASYLUM SEEKER WHO HAS BEEN HELD IN LIMBO FOR MONTHS, YEARS, BY A SYSTEM THAT SHOULD BE HELPING YOU BUT HAS BEEN DESIGNED AT EVERY LEVEL TO EXPRESS ITS CONTEMPT FOR YOU.

TODAY. YOU KNOW NOW YOU WILL NOT BE DEPORTED TO RWANDA BY THIS SYSTEM.

No one, today, is trying to tear down something literally called the Human Rights Act so they can send you to a country that will not protect you if you're queer, that is happy to act as a glorified jail in return for cash.

I keep saying it, but this is not nothing. Some lives have been improved today, already. Can they be improved further? My god yes. And I don't know that Yvette Cooper is the person to do it. But let's allow ourselves a moment of relief on behalf of things like this, hm?

[xadnem]

Hey I don't want to sound like a conspiratorial dickbag but that plan of making the free national weather services cost money would somewhat impede the general public's awareness of climate change.

[kiisuuumii]

as tough and as scary and as uncertain as things are going to be, there is no other choice but to keep living. you have to keep living

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Judd Legum at Popular Information:

In 2024, reliable access to high-speed internet is no longer a luxury; it is a basic necessity. From job applications to managing personal finances and completing school work, internet access is an essential part of daily life. Without an internet connection, individuals are effectively cut off from basic societal activities. 

But the reality is that many people — particularly those living around the poverty line — can not afford internet access. Without internet access, the difficult task of working your way from the American economy's bottom rung becomes virtually impossible.   On November 21, 2021, President Biden signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The new law included the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which provided up to $30 per month to individuals or families with income up to 200% of the federal poverty line to help pay for high-speed internet. (For a family of four, the poverty line is currently $31,200.) On Tribal lands, where internet access is generally more expensive, the ACP offers subsidies up to $75 per month.  The concept started during the Trump administration. The last budget enacted by Trump included $3.2 billion to help families afford internet access. The FCC made the money available as a subsidy to low-income individuals and families through a program known as the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program. The legislation signed by Biden extended and formalized the program.  It has been a smashing success.

Today, the ACP is "helping 23 million households – 1 in 6 households across America." The program has particularly benefited "rural communities, veterans, and older Americans where the lack of affordable, reliable high-speed internet contributes to significant economic, health and other disparities." According to an FCC survey, two-thirds of beneficiaries "reported they had inconsistent internet service or no internet service at all prior to ACP." These households report using their high-speed internet to "schedule or attend healthcare appointments (72%), apply for jobs or complete work (48%), do schoolwork (75% for ACP subscribers 18-24 years old)." Tomorrow, the program will abruptly end.  In October 2023, the White House sent a supplemental budget request to Congress, which included $6 billion to extend the program through the end of 2024. There is also a bipartisan bill, the Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act, which would extend the program with $7 billion in funding. The benefits of the program have shown to be far greater than the costs. An academic study published in February 2024 found that "for every dollar spent on the ACP, the nation’s GDP increases by $3.89." The program will lapse tomorrow because Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) refuses to bring either the bill (or the supplemental funding request) to a vote. The Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act has 225 co-sponsors which means that, if Johnson held a vote, it would pass. 

[...]

The Republican attack on affordable internet

Why will Johnson not even allow a vote to extend the ACP? He is not commenting. But there are hints in the federal budget produced by the Republican Study Committee (RSC). The RSC is the "conservative caucus" of the House GOP, and counts 179 of the 217 Republicans in the House as members. Johnson served as the chair of the RSC in 2019 and 2020. He is currently a member of the group's executive committee.  The RSC's latest budget says it "stands against" the ACP and labels it a "government handout[] that disincentivize[s] prosperity." The RSC claims the program is unnecessary because "80 percent" of beneficiaries had internet access before the program went into effect. For that statistic, the RSC cites a report from a right-wing think tank, the Economic Policy Innovation Center (EPIC), which opposes the ACP. EPIC, in turn, cites an FCC survey to support its contention that 80% of ACP beneficiaries already had internet access. The survey actually found that "over two-thirds of survey respondents (68%) reported they had inconsistent internet service or no internet service at all prior to ACP."

[...] The RSC also falsely claims that funding for the precursor to the ACP, the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB), "was signed into law at the end of President Biden’s first year in office." This is false. Former President Trump signed the funding into law in December 2020. The RSC's position is not popular. A December 2023 poll found that 79% of voters support "continuing the ACP, including 62% of Republicans, 78% of Independents, and 96% of Democrats."

In 2024, access to the internet is a necessity and not just a luxury, and the Republicans are set to end the Affordable Connectivity Program if no action is taken. The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) provided subsidies to low-income people and families to obtain internet access.

[bijoumikhawal]

*sees a long post from an American comparing Cardassia to the USSR/China* *rolls eyes and keeps scrolling*

[the-voice-of-night-vale]

whatever ur electoral decision is. can we PLEASE stop pretending america is a democracy. it is, and has always been, a farse of a democracy at best. the electoral college? the supreme court? anyone?? i remember finding those things distinctly undemocratic in middle school.

saying that 'we're choosing between fascism and democracy' is just patently untrue and frankly disrespectful to the vulnerable people who have been harmed by the authoritarian state even (and in some cases ESPECIALLY) under democrats.

(and before you say, "okay, fascism vs worse fascism" please take a moment and think about how fucking insane that is.)

[vaxxildamn]

very happy Matt decided to clarify his stance on the genocide of the Palestinian people rn. Pretty unhappy with the way he worded it, who he centered in his video, and disappointed to see the responses to it on Twitter.

kinda scared to even post about it bc CR fans can get so defensive about their favorite white people that they can often leave little room for criticism or nuance. but man I have thoughts.