Thursday, September 9, 2010

Romania attempts to tax witches and fortune tellers

Romania attempts to tax witches and fortune tellers Proposals to tax witches and fortune tellers in Romania were voted down by senators.

The politicians who had drafted the new law claim it is because they feared they would be cursed if they passed the plans.

Alin Popoviciu and Cristi Dugulescu of the ruling Democratic Liberal Party drafted a law where witches and fortune tellers would have to produce receipts, and would also be held liable for wrong predictions.

Maria Campina, a well-known Romanian witch, said that it was difficult to tax thousands of fortune tellers and witches partly because of the erratic sums of money they received.

It's unclear whether there will be an attempt to redraft the law in Romania.

via Romania attempts to tax witches and fortune tellers - Telegraph.

1 comment:

Ann said...

This is so ridiculous!

After decades of screaming "deregulate me," industry giants get their way. But, who ends up regulated? an unwealthy class of Roma gypsy fortune tellers.

Oh, try to convince that these fortune tellers are less law-abiding than profit-hungry corporate CEOs hotshots.

Try to convince me there's nothing wrong with the American way of dealing with rich and poor.

Alin Popoviciu and Cristi Dugulescu need serious psychiatric attention and probably some heavy medication.