Did you really want to go
there?Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney was asked Tuesday whether he would accept a salary as president, or refuse compensation in the name of deficit reduction.
The chief executive's salary is nothing to scoff at -- $400,000 a year -- but it amounts to loose change compared to the $1 trillion-plus annual federal deficit.
Yet as a symbolic gesture, not drawing a salary might carry significant weight. Romney did something similar as governor of Massachusetts, forgoing a $135,000 salary in the "spirit of volunteerism." And it's not like Romney, who is worth between $84 million and $256 million, needs the money.
But here is what Romney told radio host Neal Boortz:
"Well I don't have an announcement for you on that today ... But I do believe in linking my incentives and my commitment to the accomplishment of specific goals," Romney said. "I wish we had that happen throughout government -- where people recognized they are not going to get rewarded in substantial ways unless they are able to achieve the objectives that they were elected to carry out."
lol...Been there, done that Mittens!
http://www.hulu.com/watch/198443#s-p80-so-i0