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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

More on the Border War

[ Patrick Tuohey ]

KansasWatchdog.org produced the following video about a QuikTrip that moved across the street to avoid Kansas' higher tax on fuel and tobacco, and to have less regulation on the sale of alcohol. The link suggests, "One estimate is the store will save about $1.4 million a year from this short move."

How many of these border skirmishes do you think Kansas has won over schools, crime and the earnings tax?

3/3/2010 3:47:25 PM

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