Yes, My Business has Dropped by 1/3 after Kansas passed 2 increase State tax placing Me at 7.00 above Mo. per carton in Cig Tax! It has continually dropped by 1/3 per month from last year.
So, in escense, from 600,000 + to 320,000. Lot of damn money isnt it for a small business.
Kansas has also lost taxes from excise Tobacco Taxes.
Also, when the Federal Govt. placed a multi million Master Settlement Tax against the Tobacco Industry, they of course raised prices.
3 years ago, Philip Morris paid 90 Million in Taxes to the Federal Govt. That did not count RJ Reynolds, Brown Williams, Liggett, or Lorrilard as the biggies.
KSigkid, does that give a hint on a smaller scale.
What about the Resturants and Bars that have no smoking and lose money? Lawerence Ks. Home of Un. Ks. has had two major bars close and some are still trying to hang on but from what I am hearing there may be more including resturants.
2 years ago, there were 10 Smoke shops in My County, now there are two and We are just hanging on.
