This is just a gesture to take the pressure off the real problem------the gross over spending of our federal government and the massive debt that threatens generations to come.  This reminds me of Jimmy Carter's famous speech when he sat there in the oval office with his sweater on, telling Americans to cut back on energy.  Obama is getting us prepared to take personal cuts in wages and benefits, and he is leading the way by giving up a few thousand of the millions he makes in other ways. He, like President Carter, is the wrong man for the job. As far as our SOS, he could give up his entire salary, for he is so rich he would not miss it. The goal is to make us all poorer while the government continues to balloon and take more control of our lives.