Romania's Tea Party
Romanian fortune tellers and witches are angry about being made to pay taxes, says an AP story:

In the past, the less mainstream professions of witch, astrologer, and fortune teller were not listed in the Romanian labor code, as were those of embalmer, valet, and driving instructor. People who worked those jobs used their lack of registration to evade paying income tax.

Under the new law, like any self-employed person, they will pay 16 percent income tax and make contributions to health and pension programs.

Some argue the law will be hard to enforce, as the payments to witches and astrologers usually are small cash amounts of $7 to $10 per consultation.

Queen witch Bratara Buzea, 63, who was imprisoned in 1977 for witchcraft under Ceausescu's repressive regime, is furious about the new law.

Sitting cross-legged in her villa in the lake resort of Mogosoaia, just north of Bucharest, she said Wednesday she planned to cast a spell using a particularly effective concoction of cat excrement and a dead dog.