Pundits often warn that if we don’t change our ways, America will end up like Greece. Radio talk show host Tammy Bruce makes the case that the Greek mindset has already arrived in America. She says you can find it in the state of Oregon, and gives a number of examples.

First, there is the way Oregon dealt with Obamacare. Oregon officials spent $300 million in taxpayer dollars to develop their website and marketplace. It never worked and so the Oregon bureaucrats finally had to admit failure. They pulled the plug on the marketplace and defaulted to the federal exchange.

Second, she points to the way the government went after Aaron and Melissa Klein and their Sweet Cakes bakery. It is worth mentioning that Tammy Bruce describes herself “as a gay woman who supports gay marriage.” Nevertheless, she laments the way “the fascist gay left” used “the new weapon” of gay marriage against Christians. Not only were they fined $135,000, but there was a gag order placed on the Kleins.

Third, she criticizes what she calls the “Tax You into Oblivion by the Mile” scheme. If you haven’t heard about this, it is a way to capture taxes from people who use so-called green cars. Electric cars don’t buy gasoline so they don’t pay gas taxes. Hybrids buy less gas than other cars, so they pay less in gas taxes.

The bureaucrats in Oregon had a solution. They developed a system that tracks and stores every mile of a vehicle. Essentially they are putting a government controlled GPS in everyone’s car and tracking the route and mileage. Talks about the loss of privacy!

Finally, she points to Oregon allowing 15-year-old children to get state-subsidized sex-change operations without parent consent. They can’t get a tattoo without parental consent. They can’t drive or drink at the age of 15. But they can get a sex-change operation.

Perhaps we should stop warning people that America may someday look like Greece and instead warn them that America may soon look like Oregon.