Mexico City Research Paper

One of the biggest themes in Mexico City that is seen when analyzing corruption is the large differences between the rich and poor. The rich will commit crime against the poor just as the poor will do to the rich. Just like jimbo.com (2010) says "[c]rime can be seen every single day in Mexico City, between from poor to rich and vice versa, and yes, I said rich to poor. In the latter cases, crimes take the form of company owners exploiting their employees, in terms of excessive work hours and low salary. Still, many people don’t complain because, they really need the job to feed their families" (jimbo, 2010). People have to accept corruption in some cases just so they can survive in society. To fight the corruption people will come together and join gangs so they become strong with their numbers. Gangs form on the idea that everyone in the gang is a family member and they will do anything to protect each other whether it be financially or physically. People …show more content…
Even though millions of people are living in poverty throughout Mexico City, the government leaders are still living luxurious when compared to the citizens. For example, the New York Times reported about Andrés Granier, a governor of a midsize southeastern Mexican state making $92,000 a year (1,320,200 Mexican pesos), about a voice recording leaked of him talking very extravagantly. In the recording, he talks about buying shoes for $600 apiece and traveling all around the world (ZABLUDOVSKY, 2013). What makes the recording even worse is that while Andrés Granier was governor $190 million of state funds was found to be unaccounted for leading people to believe that he is cheating the system. When a story like this comes out it pisses the Mexican citizens off greatly because there are people that don’t even make $600 in a month, and he states that’s how much he buys for