Social breakdown

Chicago Tribune: Margo Strotter, who runs a busy sandwich shop in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood, makes it a point to hire people with "blemishes."
But young people? She sighs and shakes her head.
They often lack "the fundamental stuff" — arriving on time, ironing their shirts, communicating well, taking direction — she said. She doesn't have time to train workers in the basics, and worries she's not alone.
"We are going to wind up with a whole group of people in their 40s and 50s who can't function," said Strotter, owner of Ain't She Sweet Cafe.

The basic skills of living in a metropolis are missing.  These kids, their parents and the generation before have been trapped in the government  sector.  They have never understood a rental agreement, decomposed a utility bill, or managed a savings account.  

They have always assumed the government guy comes by to fix the apartment.   Their food intake has to be managed with a special, restricted money; food stamps.  Some of these kids are barely understandable.

Eventually, their mid-understanding of politics lead them to corrupt, bankrupt government and business leaves, making their plight impossible.