When a substantial percentage of the people within a society feel that the society offers them no advantages they often choose to operate outside of its laws. When the percentage of people operating outside the law becomes large the other members of the society are forced to divert a substantial portion of their income to defending themselves. As the process continues the society begins to crumble. Criminal activity provides the clearest evidence of just how much the operation of a Price system is at odds with the best interests of the citizens of North America. Open an economic niche and some creature will crawl into it.
Tranquility is virtually non-existent.
Many members of this price system society feel that they are living on the edge of a precipice. This is up from the hundreds that occurred during the 1950's. Teenage suicides have reached epidemic proportions and more Vietnam veterans have died by their own hand than died in the war. Large corporations collapse suddenly with little warning. Whole industries shudder and began shedding workers who have depended upon their employment for a lifetime.