He drew nearer to the balcony, laying his hand upon the multiflora rose creeper.
Boss Tweed used his influence with state politicians to pass legislation that shifted power away from the state and towards New York City. He obtained passage of the New York City charter in 1870, that gave him and his cronies the final say over all city expenditures.uring the 1860s and early 1870s, Tweed and his cronies ran New York City and stole many millions of dollars of public money; by some estimates, as much as $200 million.
Liberals love Bernie Sanders and they want him for president. They think his brand of socialism is going to help us all live in utopia!Unfortunately, it will never work because socialism is an inherently bad system. Why, because man is ultimately corrupt.Giving government more control will result in more corruption, not less.The same corrupt people working in business will just be transferred to the public sector and vice-verse as is already happening.hy, because man is ultimately corrupt. Giving government more control will result in more corruption, not less. The same corrupt people working in business will just be transferred to the public sector and vice-verse as is already happening.