Politicains+abusing+their+power

Throught out history their are many politicans who become corrupt, such as senators abusing of their powers to obtain free airline tickets in their state, obtain free home repairs by local workers, obtain free gas in certain gas companies but one that most sticks out is Boss Tween. He embezzeled so much money from U.S government that it "wasnt even funny". He became so corrupt and so connected that any action he did was overlooked. Boss tweed was in fact considered the political boss in the 1860's. To be exact on his personal gain at the height of his influence, Tweed was the third-largest landowner in New York City, a director of the Erie Railway, the Tenth National Bank, and the New-York Printing Company, as well as proprietor of the Metropolitan Hotel by embezzling money from the U.S government. Tweed embezzeled 80-100 million dollars which in Generation Z is equivalent to 8.8 billion dollars. Just think about it, with that much money embezzled he would be placed around 3rd richest man in the world, with just embezzled money not business gain or other means. That is just ridiculous. He wore a diamond, orchestrated elections, controlled the city's mayor, and rewarded political supporters. His primary source of funds came from the bribes and kickbacks that he demanded in exchange of city contracts. The most notorious example of urban corruption was the construction of the New York County Courthouse, begun in 1861 on the site of a former almshouse. Officially, the city wound up spending nearly $13 million, roughly $178 million in today's dollars, on a building that should have cost several times less. Its construction cost nearly twice as much as the purchase of Alaska in 1867. The corruption was breathtaking. A carpenter was paid $360,751 (roughly $4.9 million today) for one month's labor in a building with very little woodwork. A furniture contractor received $179,729 ($2.5 million) for three tables and 40 chairs. And the plasterer, A tammy functionary, Andrew J. Garvey, got $133,187 ($1.82 million) for two days' work; his business acumen earned him the sobriquet "The Prince of Plasterers." Tweed personally profited from a financial interest in a Massachusetts quarry that provided the courthouse's marble. When a committee investigated why it took so long to build the courthouse, it spent $7,718 ($105,000) to print its report. The printing company was owned by Tweed. Observing this the reader can conclude that corrution was intense, if it wasnt for the laws and acts being passed the government would be "total chaos". "Government Scandals/corruption" [|"Boss" Tweed]