Their economy consisted of bad oil, exported, and fracking made that a no-go. They'd 'privatized' their farms so that meant, no domestic food production as the

Their economy consisted of bad oil, exported, and fracking made that a no-go. They'd 'privatized' their farms so that meant, no domestic food production as the 'new' farmers had not the training, equipment nor funds to run a farm operation. So food imports became unaffordable as oil exports dried up. Food riots and instability. Is that when the gangs came in? I imagine.