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So the first thing someone will comment on is that this is no big deal with all the money he makes. Or he’s only doing it for tax considerations. I don’t care what anyone says. It is a simple matter of he doesn’t have to and it is merely a reasonable gesture which will be criticized. You have to expect that in politics and campaigns. But the style points are real.

Since all the Democratic candidates are jumping on the health care bandwagon and there are no poverty-stricken candidates, they will all start donating the salary or attacking Romney for the gesture. My guess is he already thought of that and expects such childishness.

Stanford Matthews
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Romney pledges salary to charity if elected president
By Associated Press
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - Updated: 01:40 PM EST

DOVER, N.H. - Republican Mitt Romney, conceding that his business career helped him make more money than he expected, said Tuesday he would likely give his presidential salary - and more - to charity.
During a question-and-answer session with Liberty Mutual employees, Romney said that despite his personal wealth - his assets likely will total $190 million to $250 million - he has committed himself to public service, from head of the 2002 Winter Olympics to one-term governor of Massachusetts.

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