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Raising kids is costly; Tariffs will make it even more expensive

2025/4/17
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播音员：抚养一个孩子到17岁在美国已经非常昂贵，根据2017年美国农业部的数据，中等收入双亲家庭抚养一个2015年出生的孩子，每年大约需要花费14000美元，17年总计超过23万美元。考虑到通货膨胀，这个数字可能接近32万美元。特朗普政府的关税政策会进一步增加养育孩子的成本，因为孩子的衣食住行、医疗、教育等各个方面都会受到影响。 Stephen Dunn：作为Munchkin公司的CEO，我亲身经历了关税对婴儿用品行业的影响。由于高达145%的关税，我们的公司和其他婴儿用品公司已经停止从中国进口产品。这意味着许多婴儿用品，例如奶瓶、玩具、婴儿车等，很快就会在市场上消失，或者价格变得极其昂贵。这不仅会对我们的公司和员工造成打击，更会严重影响美国家庭，让养育孩子变得更加困难。我们行业利润微薄，没有能力将关税转嫁给消费者，也没有能力迅速将生产线转移到美国。即使有这个意愿，在美国建立新的生产线也需要数年时间和巨额投资，这需要政府的大力支持。我们呼吁政府对婴儿用品行业给予关税豁免，以避免对美国家庭和企业造成不可逆转的损害。 Stephen Dunn: 我创立Munchkin公司已经34年了，一直致力于为父母提供安全可靠的婴儿用品。我非常担心我们的300名员工，也担心其他小型和中型企业。我们已经尽了一切努力，不断创新，为市场提供优质产品，但关税让我们面临巨大的挑战。将生产转移到美国并非易事，这需要政府的支持和基础设施建设。我们正在与其他企业家沟通，寻求解决方案，并向政府请愿，希望获得关税豁免。

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Raising a child is expensive, with estimates exceeding \$300,000 for a middle-class family. This cost is set to increase due to tariffs.
  • The USDA estimated $14,000 yearly cost per child in 2017 for a middle-income family.
  • Over 17 years, this adds up to over $233,000, adjusted to almost $320,000 with inflation.

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When it comes to the cost of raising a child from infancy to the age of 17 in the United States – it's hard to settle on a precise figure.There's one thing we do know – it's going to be expensive. By some estimates, raising a kid, who was born in 2015, could cost a middle class family close to $320,000 over 17 years. That money goes to childcare, healthcare, food, clothes, education, transportation, activities, toys, and a lot more. All of those things will be affected – one way or another – by the Trump administration's tariff policy.And the companies that sell products geared at those raising kids – they're going to feel the pinch as well. One CEO argues it could even mean certain products will become unavailable.Being a parent in the U.S. is already expensive. Slapping tariffs on the products kids use could make it more so. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org).Email us at [email protected]).Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)