Can Oregon tax it way out of recession into prosperity?

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This is the question raised by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) in an article about the state of Oregon new tax proposal before voters. There are two proposals infront of the voters. One would raise the top income tax rate from 9% to 11%. The other would raise the business income tax from 6.6% to 7.9% and would change to a tax on gross receipts. The one thing that both proposals have in common is that they are retroactive to January 1, 2009. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704081704574652683989209884.html Is this the way to turn around the 11.1% unemployment in the state and return prosperity to the state?