I don't know how prominent it is in the States, but Canadian politicians at municipal, provincial, and federal levels do this all the time. Personally I hate politicians that pull this bullshit. You're getting into politics to change things on the scale of the province/nation you're residing over. Donating your salary isn't going to make a bit of difference on a national or provincial scale, it's a cheap way to win votes through useless guesteres IMO. It's sort of like "if you vote for me, you'll be supplying money to a good cause!". Votes shouldn't be based on that, they should be based on good governance.
mrdevious Reviewed by mrdevious on . Romney to Donate Salary if Elected Republican Mitt Romney said Tuesday he would likely donate his salary to charity if elected president, a financial freedom he described as a byproduct of a successful business career. "I never anticipated that I'd be as financially successful as I was, and then my business went far better than I expected it would," Romney told a woman at a Liberty Mutual office in Dover, N.H., when she asked if millionaire candidates could resolve government problems in Washington. "I wouldn't disqualify Rating: 5