Do you really think people like Walgreens are going to leave the state and write off millions and millions of dollars of investment?  Let's get real here.  There will be modest increases in prices, and corporations will pay more taxes, some of which will not be passed along to consumers.  What a shock that the article's author asked companies and they predicted the most draconian outcomes. 

I have to say, though, that I wish the tax did not apply to groceries and medicine.  That will give opponents a huge--and not unreasonable--emotional hook to use in their campaign.