Romanian Witches Plan On Cursing Politicians After Their Taxes Are Increased

Well, it looks like, if you do an Internet search for “witch” and “money problems,” Christine O’Donnell’s no longer going to be the only one to come up. In Romania, a labor law has been amended so that a number of professions including witches and astrologers have now fallen under “self-employed” and, as such, will now be taxed. As retribution, the witches plan on cursing the country’s leaders.

From BBC News:

“Alisia, one of a dozen witches planning to hurl mandrake plants to bring ‘evil’ on Romania’s president and government, said her income was so small, the idea of taxing it was ‘foolish’.

‘The lawmakers don’t look at themselves, at how much they make, their tricks,’ she told the Associated Press news agency.

‘They steal and they come to us asking us to put spells on their enemies,’ she said.

Payments to witches and astrologers are usually made in cash and are relatively small at up to 30 lei (£6, 7 euros, $9) per consultation, AP reports.”

Apparently not all of the witches are angered at the new law. Some see it as a sign of legitimacy and recognition from the government. Meanwhile, there’s yet to be a big reaction of any kind from the other professions affected, something that the BBC reporter points out in one of the best examples of dry British wit ever:

“Poisonous mandrake plants are due to be hurled into the River Danube and queen witch Bratara Buzea has devised a spell involving cat dung and a dead dog.

Income tax of 16% and health and pension payments have been imposed.

It was not immediately clear how car valets and driving instructors, also taxed for the first time, would react.”

Seriously, I love British humor.

Really, though, the takeaway to all of this is that the Tea Party needs to step their game up. You don’t protest higher taxes with giant, peaceful events. That’s ridiculous. You need to get a dead dog and some special plants and go to town with the cursing.

Check out the BBC video report below. The original article can be found here.

(h/t Mikey Diamonds)