Skip to main content

Test announcement

Announcement here about some event or update. Or maybe link to promoted article. 

Main navigation

  • Home
  • Culture
    • Humor
    • Mathematics
    • Random Thoughts
    • Science & Society
    • Sports Science
    • Technology
  • Earth Sciences
    • Atmospheric
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Geology
    • Oceanography
    • Paleontology
  • Life Sciences
    • Ecology & Zoology
    • Evolution
    • Immunology
    • Microbiology
    • Neuroscience
  • Medicine
    • Aging
    • Cancer Research
    • Clinical Research
    • Pharmacology
    • Public Health
    • Vision
  • Physical Sciences
    • Aerospace
    • Applied Physics
    • Chemistry
    • Optics
    • Physics
    • Space
  • Social Sciences
    • Anthropology
    • Archaeology
    • Philosophy & Ethics
    • Psychology
    • Science History
  • Contributors
X XD

User menu

  • Log in

Romania Cracks Down On Witches

By Hank Campbell in Science 2.0
February 8, 2011
Profile picture for user Hank
Submitted by Hank on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 10:39
Old NID
76020

You might think Romania is famous for vampires (and in the later part of the 20th century, hot female spies) but witches are getting some attention too.

Just not the good kind.   First, they started getting taxed.  Yes, to practice witchcraft they have to pay a fee but now they can be fined if they make predictions that do not come true.

It's better to be an American politician, where forcing people to pay money to the government can be called something besides a tax and therefore two dozen tax increases in two years can still allow the president to say he “didn’t raise taxes once” in interviews.

So witchcraft got the legitimacy it sought - and now has to pay taxes just like car mechanics.    If all those "Twilight" fans move to Romania and gain 'legitimacy' the country could have a surplus in no time.

Donate

Please donate so science experts can write for the public.

At Science 2.0, scientists are the journalists, with no political bias or editorial control. We can't do it alone so please make a difference.

Donate with PayPal button 
We are a nonprofit science journalism group operating under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that's educated over 300 million people.

You can help with a tax-deductible donation today and 100 percent of your gift will go toward our programs, no salaries or offices.

Latest reads

Article teaser image
No, Trump’s Executive Orders Can’t Cancel Your Rights.
Donald Trump does not have the power to rescind either constitutional amendments or federal laws by mere executive order, no matter how strongly he might wish otherwise. No president of the United…
Article teaser image
The US Discourages Pregnant Women From Drinking Alcohol - Vegetarian Diets Are Worse
The Biden administration recently issued a new report showing causal links between alcohol and cancer, and it's about time. The link has been long-known, but alcohol carcinogenic properties have been…
Article teaser image
In British Iron Age Culture, Margaret Thatcher Was The Norm
In British Iron Age society, land was inherited through the female line and husbands moved to live with the wife’s community. Strong women like Margaret Thatcher resulted.That was inferred due to DNA…

More reads

Featured Image

Multiple Scattering: When Atoms Kick Particles Around

When subnuclear particles traverse matter they give rise to a multitude of physical phenomena. The richness of the different processes is a crucial asset for the construction of sensitive particle…
Featured Image

Is It Safe To Buy Food At A Farmers Market?

There is populist rhetoric about Buy Local but what few in the public realize is that the definition is subjective. Restaurants in Manhattan often claim they buy local, but in the fine print it reads…
Featured Image

As HIV Has Evolved, Dolutegravin Has Become Less Effective In Sub-Saharan Africa

Dolutegravir, the HIV wonder drug and current first-line treatment, is less effective in sub-Saharan Africa, and the reason is as old as evolution itself - mutation. 
Featured Image

70 Years Ago, The Polaroid Camera Came To Market - And A Science Boom Followed

It probably happens every minute of the day: A little girl demands to see the photo her parent has just taken of her. Today, thanks to smartphones and other digital cameras, we can see snapshots…

Footer

  • About Us
  • Copyright and Removal
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms