July 18, 2025 TweetLetters to the Editor: July 18, 2025Stuck with billI watched the president talking about tariffs on TV. The importers sell them to wholesalers, the wholesalers sell them to retailers and the retailers sell them to us, the consumers. The importers pass the cost along to wholesalers and the wholesalers pass it along to retailers. The retailers raise the cost of goods by the amount of the tariff and charge the consumer for it. Several of our elected city officials have told me they are not experts, and have to rely on staff, as an excuse for not asking the hard budget questions.