The telephone took a lot of hard work and money to invent. The political impact includes money being borrowed from the government to make the telephone. In 1873, the congress awarded Dr. Loomis $50,000 for developing the method of transmitting and receiving messages using the atmosphere. Considering all the money the government put into the making of the telephone, they were probably the first ones to own a telephone in their home. The telephone didn't sell very well in the beginning because of its flaws of being expensive, heavy, and large. The telephone also helps and doesn't help the protection of the U.S because it promotes crime but at the same time it stops it. The telephone does bring a lot of security which the government uses highly and it helps them in millions of ways. Some other great things the telephone brings are changed marketing, the way wars are fought, more flexible work arrangements, and an increase of worldwide communication (which can even lead to world peace) !