I chose the Romanian witch tax because it is such an extraordinarily unusual topic. On the surface it sounds like something out of a "Twilight Zone" television series. Witches and bureaucracies? What an oxymoron. But there is actually a legitimate thesis to this story.
After a devastated world recession many underdeveloped countries are still trying to claw their way to recovery. Unusual circumstances require unusual measures.
Yet we must be careful because bureaucratic events in other countries sometimes influence our own. Uncommon or unusual taxation on individuals like myself could have personal and societal effects on us all. I do not foresee any immediate ramifications but we most be vigilant, less we fall pray to unsuspecting taxation.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/07/world/europe/07witches.html
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