The Romney family sat down with Parade magazine, which appears in many Sunday newspapers across the country as an insert, to discuss his candidacy for presidency.
Mitt Romney, speaking from his New Hampshire home revealed another reason for not releasing additional tax returns: he doesn’t want people to know how much he donates to his church. He also shared his view on who is more generous in terms of philanthropy, liberals or conservatives.
MR: I think you’ll find that conservatives are more generous philanthropically than people who are not conservatives. People who are in favor of small government are very much in favor of personal action to help other people in need.
But it seems Parade readers are actually quite interested in how his wealth and ability to connect with regular, middle class Americans will impact the way a President Romney would govern.
One reader asked about his banking plans:
Excerpt from Parade:
There were a number of questions about your financial wealth. New Jersey resident Harry H. asked if you would make this pledge: If elected, do you promise to bank in the United States?MR: My investments have been managed for almost the last 10 years by a blind trust. A trustee decides where to put our money. If I am president, my understanding is the same principle applies, that I may not direct any of my investments. I can’t tell you what my investments might be because I won’t make them. But I am happy to have every investment in the United States.
Others wanted to know if he can “relate to their struggles.”









