I like the concept of sufficiency being added here because it does open the door for a discussion of CripTax.
CripTax is, basically, when it costs a Disabled person more to live at the same or equitable level of comfort as a non-Disabled person.
CripTax is, basically, when it costs a Disabled person more to live at the same or equitable level of comfort as a non-Disabled person.
What actually counts as basic income? The most comprehensive definition — 7 tenets: universal, unconditional, uniform, individual, cash-based, periodic, sufficient.
Read it here → basicincomeaction.org/about?tab=de...
Read it here → basicincomeaction.org/about?tab=de...
Definition | Basic Income Action
The seven-part definition of basic income: universal, unconditional, uniform, individual, cash-based, periodic, and sufficient.
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August 4, 2026 at 7:14 PM
I like the concept of sufficiency being added here because it does open the door for a discussion of CripTax.
CripTax is, basically, when it costs a Disabled person more to live at the same or equitable level of comfort as a non-Disabled person.
CripTax is, basically, when it costs a Disabled person more to live at the same or equitable level of comfort as a non-Disabled person.
This is a huge failure of understanding. CripTax is not just healthcare costs. It's also the costs of accessibility when accessibility is considered a luxury. Like when you have to pay for grocery delivery because you can't get to the store to shop in person or do pickup.
Yeah I think the missing link here is universal healthcare.
Disabled people do have higher costs of living, because healthcare is expensive and coverage is often patchy.
Universal healthcare does away with that cost imbalance.
Disabled people do have higher costs of living, because healthcare is expensive and coverage is often patchy.
Universal healthcare does away with that cost imbalance.
June 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
This is a huge failure of understanding. CripTax is not just healthcare costs. It's also the costs of accessibility when accessibility is considered a luxury. Like when you have to pay for grocery delivery because you can't get to the store to shop in person or do pickup.
Also keep in mind that Disabled people's lives are already baseline significantly more expensive than non-Disabled people's lives (CripTax).
November 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Also keep in mind that Disabled people's lives are already baseline significantly more expensive than non-Disabled people's lives (CripTax).
In many ways this is a discourse about CripTax, which does not and never has hit all the hugely varied population of Disabled people evenly.
January 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In many ways this is a discourse about CripTax, which does not and never has hit all the hugely varied population of Disabled people evenly.
TBH this whole "cooking at home from scratch is cheaper" discourse is in some ways a conversation about CripTax.
Here I'm talking about meal kit delivery boxes which might or might not be more expensive depending on where you live, but why they worked for me (when they did).
Here I'm talking about meal kit delivery boxes which might or might not be more expensive depending on where you live, but why they worked for me (when they did).
For me the benefit was in all the executive functioning tasks I didn't have to do, like
1. making a shopping list
2. trying to find if the ingredients/tools are available at my local stores (not always)
3. working up the energy to go shopping or place an order
4. Actually going shopping/pickup
+
1. making a shopping list
2. trying to find if the ingredients/tools are available at my local stores (not always)
3. working up the energy to go shopping or place an order
4. Actually going shopping/pickup
+
January 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
TBH this whole "cooking at home from scratch is cheaper" discourse is in some ways a conversation about CripTax.
Here I'm talking about meal kit delivery boxes which might or might not be more expensive depending on where you live, but why they worked for me (when they did).
Here I'm talking about meal kit delivery boxes which might or might not be more expensive depending on where you live, but why they worked for me (when they did).
December 29, 2024 at 11:53 AM
CripTax isn't just monetary, either. Society just assumes we can wait forever, or drop everything and do the thing right now. It assumes that we're fine with spending hours making arrangements for social functions when everyone else can just show up
We don't get that time back.
We don't get that time back.
This is a huge failure of understanding. CripTax is not just healthcare costs. It's also the costs of accessibility when accessibility is considered a luxury. Like when you have to pay for grocery delivery because you can't get to the store to shop in person or do pickup.
Yeah I think the missing link here is universal healthcare.
Disabled people do have higher costs of living, because healthcare is expensive and coverage is often patchy.
Universal healthcare does away with that cost imbalance.
Disabled people do have higher costs of living, because healthcare is expensive and coverage is often patchy.
Universal healthcare does away with that cost imbalance.
June 21, 2025 at 5:35 AM
CripTax isn't just monetary, either. Society just assumes we can wait forever, or drop everything and do the thing right now. It assumes that we're fine with spending hours making arrangements for social functions when everyone else can just show up
We don't get that time back.
We don't get that time back.
*stares in Canadian*
I totally agree with you, Eb. The CripTax is WAY more than just healthcare.
Canada notoriously does not have many healthcare costs.
But accessibility is still a high-cost joke for many.
Specialized taxis instead of the regular bus, deliveries, limited housing availability
I totally agree with you, Eb. The CripTax is WAY more than just healthcare.
Canada notoriously does not have many healthcare costs.
But accessibility is still a high-cost joke for many.
Specialized taxis instead of the regular bus, deliveries, limited housing availability
June 21, 2025 at 12:37 AM
*stares in Canadian*
I totally agree with you, Eb. The CripTax is WAY more than just healthcare.
Canada notoriously does not have many healthcare costs.
But accessibility is still a high-cost joke for many.
Specialized taxis instead of the regular bus, deliveries, limited housing availability
I totally agree with you, Eb. The CripTax is WAY more than just healthcare.
Canada notoriously does not have many healthcare costs.
But accessibility is still a high-cost joke for many.
Specialized taxis instead of the regular bus, deliveries, limited housing availability
...I had *mentally* realized my food expenses were higher because of CripTax.
Internally, emotionally, I think it only hit just now. Before, it was an irritation, a bugbear, a personal injustice.
But no, Needing to spend 4x the amount on wheat flour as other people to ensure I don't die is CripTax
Internally, emotionally, I think it only hit just now. Before, it was an irritation, a bugbear, a personal injustice.
But no, Needing to spend 4x the amount on wheat flour as other people to ensure I don't die is CripTax
And here's a fun thing about SNAP. If your dietary requirements are restricted for health reasons and your food expenses are higher because of CripTax, SNAP will not give you more money to cover having to eat more expensive food.
I am forced to eat at home/not get prepared foods because of allergies. Others are forced to because of bullshit restrictions on benefits.
Both demand time/effort and work others don't need to do. Both limit your social interactions. Both impact you mentally and emotionally, for the worse.
Both demand time/effort and work others don't need to do. Both limit your social interactions. Both impact you mentally and emotionally, for the worse.
December 25, 2023 at 2:21 AM
...I had *mentally* realized my food expenses were higher because of CripTax.
Internally, emotionally, I think it only hit just now. Before, it was an irritation, a bugbear, a personal injustice.
But no, Needing to spend 4x the amount on wheat flour as other people to ensure I don't die is CripTax
Internally, emotionally, I think it only hit just now. Before, it was an irritation, a bugbear, a personal injustice.
But no, Needing to spend 4x the amount on wheat flour as other people to ensure I don't die is CripTax
Heck, "I drop things more often than a normie so I have to replace them" is CripTax.
"I can't drive so getting anywhere takes forever."
"I have a very restricted menu."
"I forgot (or couldn't afford) a bill so wound up with a late fee."
"I can't drive so getting anywhere takes forever."
"I have a very restricted menu."
"I forgot (or couldn't afford) a bill so wound up with a late fee."
This is a huge failure of understanding. CripTax is not just healthcare costs. It's also the costs of accessibility when accessibility is considered a luxury. Like when you have to pay for grocery delivery because you can't get to the store to shop in person or do pickup.
Yeah I think the missing link here is universal healthcare.
Disabled people do have higher costs of living, because healthcare is expensive and coverage is often patchy.
Universal healthcare does away with that cost imbalance.
Disabled people do have higher costs of living, because healthcare is expensive and coverage is often patchy.
Universal healthcare does away with that cost imbalance.
June 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Heck, "I drop things more often than a normie so I have to replace them" is CripTax.
"I can't drive so getting anywhere takes forever."
"I have a very restricted menu."
"I forgot (or couldn't afford) a bill so wound up with a late fee."
"I can't drive so getting anywhere takes forever."
"I have a very restricted menu."
"I forgot (or couldn't afford) a bill so wound up with a late fee."
Amazon bashing is making the rounds again.
Look, I get it. I don’t like giving money to bezos either.
But disabled people exist. There are a LOT of us (ever growing number) and amazon (and other delivery services, online anything) literally makes life possible. For a fee. #Disability #CripTax
Look, I get it. I don’t like giving money to bezos either.
But disabled people exist. There are a LOT of us (ever growing number) and amazon (and other delivery services, online anything) literally makes life possible. For a fee. #Disability #CripTax
January 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Amazon bashing is making the rounds again.
Look, I get it. I don’t like giving money to bezos either.
But disabled people exist. There are a LOT of us (ever growing number) and amazon (and other delivery services, online anything) literally makes life possible. For a fee. #Disability #CripTax
Look, I get it. I don’t like giving money to bezos either.
But disabled people exist. There are a LOT of us (ever growing number) and amazon (and other delivery services, online anything) literally makes life possible. For a fee. #Disability #CripTax
CripTax covers SO many angles. Shower stools. More soap and TP because you work from home. More pads for people with endometriosis or PCOS. Bus fare and the TIME it takes when you don't drive. OTC meds. Even having to replace things more often because you've got the constanr dropsies.
I like the concept of sufficiency being added here because it does open the door for a discussion of CripTax.
CripTax is, basically, when it costs a Disabled person more to live at the same or equitable level of comfort as a non-Disabled person.
CripTax is, basically, when it costs a Disabled person more to live at the same or equitable level of comfort as a non-Disabled person.
What actually counts as basic income? The most comprehensive definition — 7 tenets: universal, unconditional, uniform, individual, cash-based, periodic, sufficient.
Read it here → basicincomeaction.org/about?tab=de...
Read it here → basicincomeaction.org/about?tab=de...
August 4, 2026 at 8:39 PM
CripTax covers SO many angles. Shower stools. More soap and TP because you work from home. More pads for people with endometriosis or PCOS. Bus fare and the TIME it takes when you don't drive. OTC meds. Even having to replace things more often because you've got the constanr dropsies.
November 13, 2023 at 4:11 AM
Rx cost: $1.01
Delivery fee: $9.49
I’d call it the #CripTax but honestly with gas over $6/gallon and the pharmacy 20min away it might be a wash these days.
Delivery fee: $9.49
I’d call it the #CripTax but honestly with gas over $6/gallon and the pharmacy 20min away it might be a wash these days.
June 12, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Rx cost: $1.01
Delivery fee: $9.49
I’d call it the #CripTax but honestly with gas over $6/gallon and the pharmacy 20min away it might be a wash these days.
Delivery fee: $9.49
I’d call it the #CripTax but honestly with gas over $6/gallon and the pharmacy 20min away it might be a wash these days.
I love the idea of UBI. I also think, on this topic, CripTax (and probably similar phenomena) is important to keep in mind.
That is, some people's lives are inherently more expensive, and not because they choose to spend money more extravagantly.
That is, some people's lives are inherently more expensive, and not because they choose to spend money more extravagantly.
November 11, 2023 at 6:03 PM
I love the idea of UBI. I also think, on this topic, CripTax (and probably similar phenomena) is important to keep in mind.
That is, some people's lives are inherently more expensive, and not because they choose to spend money more extravagantly.
That is, some people's lives are inherently more expensive, and not because they choose to spend money more extravagantly.
And here's a fun thing about SNAP. If your dietary requirements are restricted for health reasons and your food expenses are higher because of CripTax, SNAP will not give you more money to cover having to eat more expensive food.
I am forced to eat at home/not get prepared foods because of allergies. Others are forced to because of bullshit restrictions on benefits.
Both demand time/effort and work others don't need to do. Both limit your social interactions. Both impact you mentally and emotionally, for the worse.
Both demand time/effort and work others don't need to do. Both limit your social interactions. Both impact you mentally and emotionally, for the worse.
Acting like "home-cooked meals" are some sort of universal moral good and that street food and prepared fresh food is some sort of luxury that only people with lots of money should be able to access.
Really pisses me off.
Really pisses me off.
December 25, 2023 at 1:36 AM
And here's a fun thing about SNAP. If your dietary requirements are restricted for health reasons and your food expenses are higher because of CripTax, SNAP will not give you more money to cover having to eat more expensive food.
I'm obligated to buy the ebook when the font size the printed version is using is worse and worse. The ebook is a straight up criptax at that point.
June 12, 2024 at 5:49 PM
I'm obligated to buy the ebook when the font size the printed version is using is worse and worse. The ebook is a straight up criptax at that point.
Stromkosten für Hilfsmittel übernehmen Krankenkassen auf Antrag (manche nur anteilig oder Pauschale).
#Hilfsmittel #Behinderung #criptax
#pflegendeEltern #pflegendeAngehörige
#Hilfsmittel #Behinderung #criptax
#pflegendeEltern #pflegendeAngehörige
April 25, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Stromkosten für Hilfsmittel übernehmen Krankenkassen auf Antrag (manche nur anteilig oder Pauschale).
#Hilfsmittel #Behinderung #criptax
#pflegendeEltern #pflegendeAngehörige
#Hilfsmittel #Behinderung #criptax
#pflegendeEltern #pflegendeAngehörige
Some disabled folks call this sort of thing #CripTax: the ways the US makes being disabled hideously expensive. But it’s also a classic example of how the things that hurt us are not actually *good* for anyone but the super rich. (Why yes, I’m a disabled contract worker, how could you tell?)
Many contractor workers often end up in contract work specifically because they need flexibility in their lives, whether it's raising kids, caring for older family members, managing chronic illnesses, etc. And we have to pay MORE taxes for the flexibility we need to work.
Seriously CAN WE TALK ABOUT TAXES ON AUTHORS & OTHER CONTRACT WORKERS THO
August 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Some disabled folks call this sort of thing #CripTax: the ways the US makes being disabled hideously expensive. But it’s also a classic example of how the things that hurt us are not actually *good* for anyone but the super rich. (Why yes, I’m a disabled contract worker, how could you tell?)
Mein Vibrationsalarm für die Türklingel ist genau zwei Wochen nach Garantieablauf kaputt gegangen. Äußerlich keine Schäden, nicht runtergefallen oder so. Firma Human-Technik ist nicht nur für hässliche Hilfsmittel bekannt, sondern auch für überholte und sehr störanfällige.Drecks Criptax! 😡🖕
September 6, 2023 at 10:33 AM
Mein Vibrationsalarm für die Türklingel ist genau zwei Wochen nach Garantieablauf kaputt gegangen. Äußerlich keine Schäden, nicht runtergefallen oder so. Firma Human-Technik ist nicht nur für hässliche Hilfsmittel bekannt, sondern auch für überholte und sehr störanfällige.Drecks Criptax! 😡🖕
Right? It's expensive to be poor. Overdraft or late fees, needing to replace more cheaply made items more often, CripTax situations like needing more meds or accommodation supplies, and more.
June 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Right? It's expensive to be poor. Overdraft or late fees, needing to replace more cheaply made items more often, CripTax situations like needing more meds or accommodation supplies, and more.
There's no on-site accommodation left to book for #IMC2025 which means no accessible rooms left to book. Spoke to a lovely person at @imc-leeds.bsky.social HQ, says they're doing all they can to get more accessible rooms from the uni. But still, beyond frustrating. Feels very criptax
April 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
There's no on-site accommodation left to book for #IMC2025 which means no accessible rooms left to book. Spoke to a lovely person at @imc-leeds.bsky.social HQ, says they're doing all they can to get more accessible rooms from the uni. But still, beyond frustrating. Feels very criptax
I'm happy that my #LongCovid #CFS is okayish enough for me to attend a conference in Spain but noting #CripTax /crip inconveniences: 1) inaccessible station meant I had to get someone to carry my bag over the bridge 2) getting from the train station to the airport will tire me [cont.d]
April 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I'm happy that my #LongCovid #CFS is okayish enough for me to attend a conference in Spain but noting #CripTax /crip inconveniences: 1) inaccessible station meant I had to get someone to carry my bag over the bridge 2) getting from the train station to the airport will tire me [cont.d]