Mitt Romney Will Donate His Salary if Elected
As many candidates look to the situation in Iraq as a platform for their candidacy, Mitt Romney tries to steer clear of the bandwagon trails and declares his own. It was reported earlier today that Mitt Romney, a multi-million dollar venture capitalist and former governor of Massachusetts, declared that if he wins the '08 presidential election he would donate his annual salary of $400,000. As many may not know, Romney did exactly this when he was governor.
I have no idea what issues Romney is running for. Undoubtedly, this charitable announcement will allow him to gain more ground with voters. But then again, It's hard to run for a position as leader of the free world and be a Mormon at the same time. It would suit him well if he uses the millions of dollars he has to familiarize Mormonism and down play the social stigmas associated with the religion.
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posted by matblog at 11:26 PM
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Romney’s donation is certainly a generous gift that not many could afford to make. I would only hope that he would donate it to a good cause, such as the elimination of world hunger. The United States has even publicly committed itself to this goal by signing the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals, which call for cutting world hunger in half by 2015 and eliminating it altogether by 2025. $400,000 is not near the $19 billion it would take to achieve the United Nations’ Goals but it represents a step in the right direction.
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