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.
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