Romania Now Taking Donations

The Romanian government is taking an unusual approach to fixing its economic problems; it has created a donation box. Everyone except legal entities can donate money to the newly formed "solidarity fund." From the article: "Officials said the new fund is aimed at public officials who earn additional income on top of regular wages by serving on administrative boards of companies entirely or partially owned by the state. Prime Minister Emil Boc has also said he will donate his wages to the fund, but the account is open to anyone who wishes to contribute. Donations can be made by bank transfer to a special account and a list of donations will subsequently be published on the ministry's website."

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Re:Sounds rawther libertarian to me

[spaanoft]

Interestingly, the province of Ontario sort of has something like this. There's a section on the provincial tax return where you can donate any amount you want to the provincial government, ostensibly going directly towards debt reduction (or you can donate directly if you want). Supposedly it gets about $100,000 a year. Not much, but I guess it's another million less gathering interest.

http://www.rev.gov.on.ca/en/credit/oof/index.html

Re:Sounds rawther libertarian to me

[gr8dude]

Only 4 comments, and someone already pointed that out; Slashdot is fast!

Are you from Romania or from Moldova (Republic of)? From what I know, not everyone in Romania wholeheartedly agrees that the states have to be reunited. The situation in Moldova itself is not clear either.

There is internal resistance on either side, I don't see how this integration will take place in the near future.