Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Witch hunt?

First new taxes on witches and now fines or prison-time if their predictions don't pan out?

Watch out they may put even more curses on your heads.

BTW now I'm even more glad my parents came here after WW II rather than going back to Romania.


Romania may get even tougher on witches
By Alison Mutler - My Way News

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - There's more bad news in the cards for Romania's beleaguered witches.

A month after Romanian authorities began taxing them for their trade, the country's soothsayers and fortune tellers are cursing a new bill that threatens fines or even prison if their predictions don't come true.

Superstition is a serious matter in the land of Dracula, and officials have turned to witches to help the recession-hit country collect more money and crack down on tax evasion.

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