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Policy
P O L I CY U P DAT E
they mistakenly believe that China pays for
the tariffs - not us. When our partners
can't afford to purchase cribs, they cannot
distribute them to families in their local
areas, and we risk reversing the progress
we've made on reducing infant deaths.
Here in Florida, consumers, workers
and businesses are bearing the costs of
the trade war. According to a recent
study from Tariffs Hurt the Heartland,
Florida businesses have paid an extra
Judith Bannon
$388 million in import tariffs since new tariffs were
In December
While we've made measurable imposed.
alone, this amounted to an
progress in decreasing infant additional $110 million. This
mortality rates, our work-and is nine times higher than tarthe lives of innocent children- iffs paid on the same prodis being threatened by tariffs. ucts just a year ago. These
added costs have rippled
across the economy, hurting
businesses like mine.
As a non-profit, Cribs for
Kids is not required to pay
federal taxes. But with nearly all our
supplies imported from China, tariffs
are serving as a 10-percent tax that we
are forced to absorb. Updating our
paperwork to reflect the new price has
burdened our staff, cost us money and
forced us to raise our prices.
Unfortunately, this directly leads to higher
death rates among low-income families.
The Juvenile Products Manufacturers
Association (JPMA) hosted its annual conof Cribs for Kids, I've made it my perference in Orlando April 10, bringing
sonal mission to ensure that no mother
together thousands of buyers, consumers
faces the tragic loss of her child due to a
and producers providing an opportunity to
preventable syndrome. Since 1998, Cribs
discuss the harmful effects of the trade war
for Kids has distributed more than
on the safety and well-being of children.
600,000 safe sleeping environments to
Other baby products showcased at the
families in need, in addition to educating
JPMA conference have been spared from
families and caretakers on the fundatariffs, including car seats, high chairs,
mentals of safe sleeping.
strollers and bike helmets, because they
While we've made measurable progare deemed "safety equipment." Despite a
ress in decreasing infant mortality
direct correlation between safe sleeping
rates, our work - and the lives of innoenvironments and deaths from SIDS,
cent children - is being threatened by
cribs are not yet classified as safety equiptariffs. Before these tariffs were
ment. Until cribs secure that designation
imposed, we had locked in a price of
- or better yet, until these tariffs are lifted
$49.99 price tag per crib since 1998.
- Cribs for Kids's mission will be curHowever, we've now been forced to
increase the price to $54.99 to compen- tailed and fewer lives will be saved.
sate for the higher costs from tariffs.
Many partners have been unable or
Judith Bannon is the founder and executive
refused to pay the cost difference, because
director of Cribs for Kids.
Why America Needs
to Say Goodnight to Tariffs
By Judy Bannon
F
or many Americans,
trade disputes between
the U.S. and foreign
countries like China may seem
inconsequential or go entirely
unnoticed. But trade wars lead
to tariffs, which - in the case of
some infants - can be a matter
of life or death.
In the U.S., Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome (SIDS) is the number one
cause of infant mortality after the first
month of age. In 1998, it was discovered that 90 percent of SIDS cases were
caused by unsafe sleeping environments, almost exclusively seen in lowincome households that simply could
not afford to purchase a crib.
As the founder and executive director
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