Will Obama Follow the
Oregon Model?

Voters in the state of Oregon passed two ballot measures on January 26 that promise to stoke the flames of class warfare and further cripple economic recovery and job creation in the state.

Specifically Measure 66, which raises taxes on households earning more than $250,000 (and individuals earning more than $125,000) passed with 54 percent of the vote. Measure 67, which increases taxes on corporations, passed with 53 percent of the vote.

Oregon's unemployment rate is currently 11 percent, which is one percent higher than the national average. Sticking it to corporations, entrepreneurs and small business owners (collectively known as "job creators") is hardly a recipe for recovery.

But then again, Oregon has always been a bit of a petri dish for far-left ideas. The state enacted some of the nation's most restrictive environmental and land-use regulations in the 1970's – something many say has unnecessarily hindered economic growth in Oregon for decades.

We can only hope that President Obama, desperate for any signs of far-left life in America, doesn't look to Oregon's model as a way to try and balance the budget and kill free enterprise.